UK Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says his party (the third largest in the UK) would legislate to legally oblige faith schools to teach that homosexuality is normal and without risk to health.
In a magazine interview, Clegg outlined proposals to advance '"gay rights", including forcing all schools to implement anti-homophobia bullying policies and to teach that homosexuality is "normal and harmless." He also proposed to end the ban on homosexual men being allowed to give blood, and to allow same-sex couples to marry with the same legal rights as heterosexual couples.
Clegg's proposals were quickly condemned by church leaders. One Anglican bishop said “I think this will go down badly even among those not overtly evangelical. Instituting something that must be taught, come what may, is frighteningly fascist.” Janina Ainsworth, chief education officer for the Church of England, said "Further upheaval of the guidance for sex education would not be welcomed by many schools, church or otherwise.”
Norman Wells of the Family Education Trust, said, ''Nick Clegg is totally disregarding the deeply-held views of parents. The vast majority of parents do not want their children’s schools to promote positive images of homosexual relationships. It is a fundamental principle of education law that children must be educated in accordance with the wishes of their parents." Wells further charged that "Nick Clegg is pushing a radical social agenda which would only cause confusion among vulnerable young people and expose them to increased risks to their physical and emotional health."
Source: LifeSiteNews.com via Australian Prayer Network
I think the sentence I highlighted in the middle is the real issue here.
What do you think about "legislated teaching" ?
