Stand For Marriage Maine's Notes
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Today at 12:19pm
Dear Yes on Question 1 supporters:
With just 18 days left before the election, today we launched another powerful, persuasive television ad that casts an even brighter light on what Maine public school children and their parents might expect if LD 1020 becomes the law of the land.
Our most recent ad, called "Give Me A Break", uses a teacher's very own words to prove our point even more dramatically. National Public Radio interviewed Deb Allen, a Massachusetts sex education teacher, on the topic of how some teachers have responded to the teaching of sex education following the legalization of gay marriage in Massachusetts. The content is chilling and should be a wake up call to all those who believe our opponents lies that gay marriage won?t be taught in Maine simply because it is not expressly required in LD 1020.
The NPR reporter tells listeners that when Massachusetts legalized gay marriage, homosexual activists went right to work developing a, "gay friendly curriculum for kindergarten and up." The reporter notes that Allen "says the debate around gay marriage is prompting kids to ask a lot more questions like what is gay sex which Allen answers thoroughly and explicitly with a chart." But the most alarming quote in our ad is from Ms. Allen herself:
"I know that, OK, this is legal now. If somebody wants to challenge me I say give me a break."
Our ad actually does not tell the full extent that this teacher instructs 8th graders on gay sex. The news story shockingly reveals that students learn in detail about various ways lesbians engage in sex. The full NPR story is available here. Once the page opens, click on "Listen". However, be warned, the news report contains graphic, explicit discussion about gay sex. It is so graphic that we could't put it in our ad. Yet we risk it being taught to our children in school.
We entrust our young children to teachers every day that we send them to school. But because marriage has always been understood as being between a man and a woman, we have not had to worry about a trusted teacher teaching our sons and daughters about a new version of marriage and all that it entails. Yet all of that could change, as it has in other states, if we do not prevail on November 3rd.
Please help us get the word to Mainers that there are real consequences if Question 1 fails. We have been working hard to explain to Mainers that there are significant, negative consequences to legalizing same-sex marriage that reach far beyond the boundaries of the two people who simply want to "marry." We have laid bare the fact that legal scholars from across the country, (including those who support gay marriage) predict a new flood of lawsuits against individuals, small businesses and religious organizations who may conscientiously object to providing their services to gay couples. We have shown proof that in other states where gay marriage is legal, it is taught to young children in school. We have made it abundantly clear that such instruction is, in fact, a part of public school curriculum. We have further established (and the state Department of Education is on record agreeing with us) that there is absolutely nothing in LD 1020 that prevents such instruction from taking place.
As you know, our opponents have collected millions of dollars from out-of-state gay marriage supporters who know that Question 1 is more than a Maine issue. It is part of their plan to move the broader gay marriage agenda forward in every corner of the nation. Won't you please help us protect the traditional institution of marriage by donating today?
We need your donation today to keep our momentum going, to keep our ads on the air and to maintain the value of traditional marriage. We only have two-and-a-half weeks left during which our opponents will continue their heavily-financed drumbeat of "liar, bigot and hater" against the backdrop of our facts, even in light of a teacher?s very own words proving our points. We need your help TODAY.
Please send this email to your friends, neighbors, co-workers, and relatives who share our desire to keep the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman.
Time is of the essence to make sure that all Mainers know the very real, very serious, and very negative consequences to society should Question 1 fail on November 3rd. We are counting on your continued support.
Sincerely,
Marc Mutty
Campaign Chairman
