Traditional Values Club.. coming to a town near you...

[theHOMOagenda]

Conservative flag will hang in Howell High School

It can be placed next to the Diversity Club's rainbow banner, which sparked controversy.

Valerie Olander / The Detroit News

www.detnews.com

March 30, 2006

The recently recognized Traditional Values Club has won the right to hang its organization's flag in the stairwell of Howell High School next to the Diversity's Club's rainbow-colored flag, which some say represents gay pride.

The Traditional Values Club flag is red, white and blue, symbolizing patriotism, and it features a red "t" which stands for traditional values. The lowercase "t" also resembles a cross, representative of the Christian faith.

Last year, the district was embroiled in controversy after the diversity flag was raised. Students painted the rock in front of the school with anti-gay slurs. In response, other students supporting the Diversity Club then painted the word "Love" over the hate messages as well as spraying the word "Love" more than 25 times on sidewalks and around the school flag pole.

Four students were found responsible for painting the "Love"messages and suspended, which prompted hundreds of students to hold a sit-down demonstration in protest.

The Traditional Values flag has yet to be raised in the school, according to Assistant Principal Michael Mulligan who referred all questions to Principal Marge Hamill. Hamill did not return phone calls by The Detroit News.

The Traditional Values club's chairman, Andrew Cureton, senior class vice president, applauded the school administration for its decision to hang the flag.

"We asked to hang this flag to promote equality and acceptance of conservatives within our school," he stated in a release.

Cureton has been ill and was unable to comment further, said his mother, Dianne Cureton.

"I don't think it will cause any issues. (Principal) Hamill said she'd hang it, so I don't think she expects it be an issue, either," she said.

Last month, the student club was officially recognized by the school after a year-long search for a teacher moderator. A moderator is needed to be recognized.

Dottie Wright, a life management teacher at Howell High School, volunteered to sponsor the club.

When the diversity flag ignited tension, the school 7board supported the students' right to display the banner.

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[KittyWampus]

1. Traditional Values Club? Then All Democrats & Lefties Should Join

after all, we actually practise traditional values.

Oh Wait... the T is for Christians only...

"We asked to hang this flag to promote equality and acceptance of conservatives within our school," he stated in a release.

Actually you asshole, you want your right to be a bigot accepted.

[xchrom]

2. their right to be and ACT bigoted.

don't forget they expect to be able to get in your face with their hate and have you accept that.

[Arugula Latte]

3. Well, I guess Hate, Misogyny, Bigotry and Rascism ARE traditional values.

:scared:

[Xeric]

4. Tradtional values

Remember those great traditional values?

Slavery
Women as property and not allowed to vote
Whites only
Gay people persecuted

Weren't those great?
Sigh

[TechBear_Seattle]

5. The cross of Christ relegated to a mere letter of the alphabet

"{I}t features a red "t" which stands for traditional values."

Fresh pig manure. This is the Christian flag (see also here and here and here and... oh, go do your own Google search!) favored by theocrats. The Talibangelicals are getting mighty desperate if they must outright lie to get their holy symbols in to the classroom.

"I pledge allegiance to the Christian flag, and to the Savior, for whose kingdom it stands. One Savior, crucified, risen and coming again, with life and liberty for all who believe."

[Xeric]

6. It's just another subterfuge

As with the Dover case on Intelligent Design where the judge had to admonish the creationists for bald face lies, it becomes more and more obvious that the religious extremists are willing to use any subterfuge to force their beliefs on the rest of us. Not very "Christian" if you ask me. If you need to lie to get your way, it just might be an indication that there is something really wrong about your belief system. Hypocrisy is apparently not a sin to them.

[Chovexani]

7. They don't mention the Fingermen

Who make sure you salute the flag under penalty of curbstomping.

[Initech]

8. I'm so sick of the traditional values people I could...

:puke:

I mean really, this just reeks of bigotry and hatred. What's next, white robes? Anyone? Bueller?

[Sinti]

9. Hey, they forgot something.

They forgot the blood droplet thingee in the middle of the cross.

[DetroitProle]

10. I'd work to get the Soviet flag hung up

but spin things a bit like they did...it'll be...the...uh...Michigan pride flag...hammer for our pride and joy, our manufacturing industry, sickle for all the farmers around the Howell area...red for the mercury in our Great Lakes?

[AnnieBW]

11. Just Use The Confederate Flag

And be done with it already!

[BiggJawn]

12. What a bunch of lying bastards.

That's the "Christian Flag", or I've never run camera for an episode of Von Saum's "Pirate Adventures with Captain and Mrs. Hook"!

"Uh, no, that's a lower-case 'T' for 'TRADITION'!"

[TechBear_Seattle]

13. * bump *