Mount Si's gay-rights Day of Silence is far from quiet

[canis_lupus]

From The Seattle News:

A Day of Silence inside Mount Si High School meant to show support for gay and lesbian students erupted in noisy protests outside.

More than one-third of students didn't show up for classes Friday. Principal Randy Taylor said 495 out of 1,410 students weren't at school, including 85 athletes whose parents had asked that they be excused for their personal beliefs.

About 100 people joined the Rev. Ken Hutcherson, a prominent anti-gay-rights activist, in prayer and song that questioned the dedication of a school day to what they said was a controversial political cause.

Snoqualmie police placed yellow crime-scene tape between Hutcherson's supporters and about 40 counterdemonstrators, including some former students, who tried to drown out the pastor by beating drums and chanting, "Go home."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/eastsidenews/2004374870_dayofsilence26e.html

Hmmmm. Isn't this "Rev." Hutcherson the same one who promised he'd protest at the school with 1,000 "prayer warriors"? Perhaps the other 900 warriors were out tilting at other windmills that day.

That story is here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=221&topic_id=72295&mesg_id=72295

[dsc]

1. I am so sorry for those kids

My school, in the heart of the bible belt, handled it well. Go figure.

[msongs]

2. a smashing success!!! look at ALL the attention focused on the issue :-)

and the bible mob looked like idiots once again. all in a all a good day I'd say.

Msongs

[mitchtv]

3. I was curious to see the thousands...

about 100; still about 60 more than I expected