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Friday, January 21, 2005

SpongeBob got issues

Perhaps you've heard all the hoopla in the last day or so over "SpongeBob Squarepants'" reported promotion of the gay agenda. If the reports are accurate, it goes much farther than the sponge, himself, and includes a whole host of popular cartoon characters.
In a new video to be distributed to 61,000 schools across the nation, homosexual activists are using popular children's TV characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Barney the dinosaur to surreptitiously indoctrinate young children into their lifestyle, a pro-family activist group charges.

Based on the 1970s hit song "We Are Family," the video will be distributed to public and private elementary schools nationwide March 11, along with lesson plans for teachers, points out the American Family Association.

The distribution, sponsored by FedEx, will coincide with the video's broadcast March 11 on Nickelodeon, PBS, and the Disney Channel in celebration of the proposed National We Are Family Day.

AFA researcher Ed Vitagliano sees the project as an "open door" to a secondary discussion of homosexuality, noting the the [sic] foundation has a "tolerance pledge" on its website that children and others are encouraged to sign, which includes sexual orientation.
Full Worldnet article.
"We are Family" website here.


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Blogger TheZenFly said...

I always thought Barney was a little strange, but "promoting homosexuality"? Spongebob too? Honestly, some people baffle me.

Monday, January 24, 2005 1:05:00 AM  
Blogger TheZenFly said...

... I am also wondering. Where's the coffee?

Monday, January 24, 2005 1:06:00 AM  
Blogger DAVID C. PRICE said...

I think Dobson's statement on the issue sums up the potential problem. He expresses the concern that these videos will deal with issues that young children are not at an age to deal with and that it trumps the parents choice and responsibility in when and how to address them with their own children. I, personally, have seen no evidence that the characters themselves have promoted any sort of homosexual agenda (or any other for that matter). My son loves many of them and until such time as they do, I will continue to allow him to watch them. He doesn't watch Spongebob, but the only other one he is not allowed to watch is the Berenstein Bears, that has been used to promote an erroneous naturalistic worldview.

Dobson's statement can be found at http://family.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/family.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=17669

Monday, January 24, 2005 9:35:00 AM  

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