Homosexual teaching in Scottish classrooms.Edinburgh--The Scottish executive has issued a list of teaching materials for sex education. To the consternation of Catholic and many other parents, the list includes the booklet Taking Sex Seriously, which recommends explaining anal sex Noun 1. anal sex - intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or woman anal intercourse, buggery, sodomy sexual perversion, perversion - an aberrant sexual practice; and other homosexual practices to children in the under-11 'latency' age group. Student activities within the program include role-playing with children acting the parts of homosexual condom buyers. Thus the worst apprehensions of those opposed to removing section 28, which forbade the teaching of homosexuality in public schools, have been fulfilled (see Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. , July/Aug, 2000). Catholic education and family rights workers have joined the Archbishop of Glasgow The Bishop of Glasgow, after 1492 Archbishop of Glasgow, was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Glasgow and then, as Archbishop of Glasgow, the Archdiocese of Glasgow. Today he is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Glasgow. , Cardinal Thomas Winning, in condemning the new materials. Asserting that the materials contradict Prime Minister Tony Blair's assurances on homosexual play-acting, the Cardinal said that the Executive must re-examine re·ex·am·ine also re-ex·am·ine tr.v. re·ex·am·ined, re·ex·am·in·ing, re·ex·am·ines 1. To examine again or anew; review. 2. Law To question (a witness) again after cross-examination. its text list and remove the offending materials. He encouraged parents to assert their right to consultation, and to monitor all materials used in schools for the courses. Meanwhile, John Oates John Oates (born John William Oates on April 7, 1949 in Philadelphia) is an American musician and producer best known as half of the successful rock and soul duo Hall & Oates. , National Field Officer for the Catholic Education Commission, has denied that his organization was given a chance to express its view. Oates said, "It was just suddenly announced." Parents' rights activists in England are now on the alert for similar inappropriate teaching materials in their schools. This is likely to happen when Home Secretary Jack Straw follows Scotland and repeals Section 28. (Catholic Herald The Catholic Herald is a British Catholic newspaper, published in broadsheet format and retailing at £1 (€1.50 in the Republic of Ireland). The current editor is Luke Coppen; and previous editors include Cristina Odone, William Oddie, Peter Stanford and Deborah Jones. , April 6; Universe, April 8). |
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