Second Annual Day of Truth Hailed as Celebration of Free Expression

By Jim Brown
February 27, 2006

(AgapePress) - Christian students are being encouraged to counter the promotion of the homosexual agenda in public schools by celebrating the second annual "Day of Truth."

The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) established the observance in response to the national "Day of Silence," an event sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) to protest discrimination and harassment experienced by homosexuals.

Students will be observing the Day of Truth on Thursday, April 27, by wearing T-shirts and passing out cards expressing an opposing viewpoint on homosexuality. ADF Senior Counsel Gary McCaleb says the event is "an opportunity for students to exercise their First Amendment rights in an appropriate way and get the message out about a Christian view of truth."

Students taking part in the pro-family event will be handing out cards that state: "I am speaking the truth to break the silence. Silence isn't freedom; it's a constraint. Truth tolerates open discussion, because the truth emerges when healthy discourse is allowed. By proclaiming the truth in love, hurts will be halted, hearts will be healed, and lives will be saved."

The Day of Truth represents "an important moment in American history," McCaleb contends. "This thing has gotten a lot of traction in the couple years that we've been working on it," he says. "It really does provide an opportunity for Christians to speak out, to speak the truth in love, and I think that's important.

"We lawyers can do a lot to change the law," the ADF spokesman continues, "but if Christians don't come out and speak and engage society, then all the lawyers in the world are kind of useless. You need the folks to get out there and speak and engage the culture."

Last year, according to ADF's statistics, more than 1,100 students from at least 350 schools nationwide took part in Day of Truth activities. McCaleb says the group hopes to see even more Christian young people joining in on April 27 this year to counter the promotion of the homosexual agenda in public schools by breaking the silence and speaking the truth about that lifestyle.

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