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A Wisconsin high school is in the middle of a free speech debate after they apologized for publishing a student essay opposing gay families who adopt children. School officials called the essay a form of bullying and disrespect.
The column ran on the editorial page of the Shawano High School student newspaper. It was part of an op-ed featuring a student supporting gay families who adopt children and one opposed to the idea.
The student who opposed gay adoptions cited Bible passages that called homosexuality and sin punishable by death.
If one is a practicing Christian, Jesus states in the Bible that homosexuality is (a) detestable act and sin which makes adopting wrong for homosexuals because you would be raising the child in a sin-filled environment, the student wrote.
The school district profusely apologized after a gay couple who has a child at the school complained.
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It sounds like this student went a bit overboard with his essay, but I do believe that a school newspaper should have opposing viewpoints.
Schools will have to be very careful not to address ANYTHING controversial, unless of course they are expressing the "right" position. "Bullying" is the new buzzword for censorship.
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