September 2, 2016 Radio Commentary

Schools, Courts, and Gender-Bending

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, September 2, 2016 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

Proponents of radical culture-change are determined to convince Americans that gender-bending was the REAL goal in 1972 when Title IX passed, but that’s absurd! In 1972, no one was discussing gender identity; no one was marching in streets so boys could use girls’ restrooms; and educators were NOT telling students they might want to identify as the opposite sex.

The fact is: gender-bending has never been the goal of Title IX. It was not the goal of Title IX in 1972, and it’s NOT the goal of Title IX in 2016, although two federal departments – the Department of Education and Department of Justice – tried to make it so in their “Dear Colleague Letter” to public school superintendents. The letter, issued this year in May, twisted the Title IX definition of sex to include gender-identity, and strong-arm schools into ignoring biological sexual identity.

That letter included a veiled threat and three specific goals: (a) Force public schools to comply with their new definition of sex; (b) rewrite a 44-year-old law; and (c) side-step the legislative process in Congress. The threat is this: Schools that refuse to comply could lose federal funding. Continue reading

August 2016 Newsletter

4 Ballot Questions November 8th

On March 1, 1983 the current Constitution of the State of Georgia was certified and delivered to the Secretary of State, as required by Article XI, Section 1, Paragraph V, of the proposed new constitution, which took effect July 1, 1983. Members of a special commission,1 responsible for performing certification and delivery of the new constitution as required by that Paragraph, did so and presented their work to the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Fulton County, Georgia.

From 1983 through 2012, a total of 96 amendments to the up-dated constitution were proposed, 77 were ratified by voters, and 19 were rejected. All ratified amendments were incorporated into the currently available Constitution of the State of Georgia that was updated in 2013.

The Amendment Process. Proposed constitutional amendments are introduced as House or Senate resolutions that require two-thirds votes for passage. However, a constitutional change will not be made until a majority of voters pass the proposed amendment in a referendum.

In many cases, companion bills are passed to provide regulations to implement changes for the ratified amendments. For defeated proposed amendments, regulatory bills become irrelevant.

The Current Situation. The 2016 session of the General Assembly passed four2 resolutions proposing amendments to the Georgia constitution. Questions for their ratification will be on the November 8th General Election Ballot. Although the legislative language of the four proposed amendments will appear on the November 8th ballot, voters at the polls won’t have enough time to analyze such extensive information while standing in line.

Also, it is difficult to know the results of constitutional changes without understanding the intent of each resolution. Therefore, those four pieces of legislation are outlined herein for your convenience. The questions will appear on the ballot in the same order as presented here.

  • To read the ballot questions and the rest of this newsletter in PDF format, please click here.

August 26, 2016 Radio Commentary

Cakes and Christianity

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, August 26, 2016 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

When two men strolled into his business four years ago, a Colorado baker’s life was changed forever. Bakery owner Jack Phillips walked over, stuck out his hand and said, “I’m Jack. What can I do for you?” One of the men said, “We’re here to look at wedding cakes.” The other added, “It’s for our wedding.” To that Jack replied, “Sorry, guys, I don’t make cakes for same-sex weddings. I’ll sell you birthday cakes, shower cakes, cookies, brownies … I just don’t do cakes for same-sex weddings.”

Indignantly, the two men left, yelling something about “this homophobic cake shop!” Twenty minutes later Jack received the first of many harassing phone calls that continued for weeks, supplemented by angry emails, and it wasn’t long before the Colorado Civil Rights Commission sued him for violating the state’s non-discrimination laws.

Two years later, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission ORDERED Jack to bake wedding cakes for same-sex as well as man-woman couples or NOT make them at all. To force him to comply, state officials DEMANDED quarterly reports for two years, detailing which orders he accepted or refused and why. Then, he was ordered to train his employees that (a) his religious beliefs violate state law, and (b) he cannot draw on those beliefs to run his business. Evidently, Colorado places more value on politically correct equality than constitutional liberty and freedom. Continue reading

August 19, 2016 Radio Commentary

LGBT Grades 2 – 12

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, August 19, 2016 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

No doubt, many parents of school-age children were alarmed when California passed S.B. 48 in 2011 and became the first state requiring a homosexual curriculum for grades 2 – 12. So, regardless of community attitudes, California schools became cultural change agents for alternate lifestyles through enhanced classroom instruction.

To accommodate multiculturalism, handicapped individuals, and sexuality activists, two California code sections now require history and social science courses to focus on three additional groups: (a) hyphenated Americans, (b) persons with disabilities, and the (c) ever-expanding list of alternate lifestyles – lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender groups. Also when S.B. 48 became law, California gave “sexual orientation” civil rights status.

As for textbooks and instructional materials, “sexual orientation” and “occupation” were added to the list of designated groups teachers must present in a positive light, always. To get it done immediately, California’s Board of Education adopted updated guidelines to integrate changes into current instruction, because the next scheduled adoption of teaching materials is 2017.

Meantime, California’s second-grade teachers are encouraged to read students stories about “a very diverse collection of families,” including “families with lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender parents and their children.” Continue reading