Day Without a Gay

from http://www.onenewsnow.com/:

SAN FRANCISCO - Some homosexual marriage supporters are urging people to "call in gay" Wednesday to show how much the country relies on homosexuals, but others question whether it's wise to encourage skipping work given the nation's economic distress.

Organizers of "Day Without a Gay" -- scheduled to coincide with International Human Rights Day and modeled after similar work stoppages by Latino immigrants -- also are encouraging people to perform volunteer work and refrain from spending money.

"We are all for a boycott if that is what brings about a sense of community for people," said Hetherington, 30, ... "You can take away from the economy and give back in other ways."

Scott Craig, a fifth-grade teacher at Independence Charter School in Philadelphia, had no problem requesting and being granted the day off. So many of the school's 60 teachers were eager to show support for homosexual rights they had to make sure enough stayed behind to staff classrooms. About 25 teachers plan to take Wednesday off and to have their work covered by substitutes while they discuss ways to introduce homosexual issues to their students and volunteer at the local branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, Craig said. A letter telling parents why so many teachers would be out went home Monday.

Join The Impact, ... has urged people to withdraw $80 from their bank accounts Wednesday to demonstrate gays' spending power, and to devote the time they might otherwise spend watching TV or surfing the Internet to volunteer work.

Witeck-Combs Communications, a public relations firm in Washington that specializes in the the homosexual market, published a study this year that estimated that those consumers spend $700 billion annually.
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So, what would the economy look like if all of the Christian community stayed home from work, and withdrew their consumer contributions? Which group is really larger?

Are gay people going to really quit buying things? What is the point of pointing out how much they spend annually?

What happened to tolerance?

Is there a group in Philadelphia gathering to protect their children from the classroom indoctrinations that are being planned to happen in that charter school? If that was our school- my kids would be out that day and they would NOT be counted absent. What happened to being neutral? (I'm SO glad our school is! contrary to some strong opinion, not all public schools are created equally @@ )