The "Don't Say Gay" bill and a rising threat to our children
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 30 March 2022
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the “Don’t Say Gay” bill on Monday, March 28, 2022, which bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for Kindergarten through third grade. In The Daily Article for March 30, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses what the legislation does and doesn't do, identifies the larger cultural narrative this controversy represents, and concludes with two biblical principles that apply to us all.
Author: Dr. Jim Denison
Narrator: Chris Elkins
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast for Wednesday, March the 30th, 2022. |
| 0:09.5 | I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum, narrating today's article written by Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 0:15.7 | Will Smith has apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him at last Sunday night's Academy Awards after the comedian |
| 0:22.6 | made a comment about Smith's wife. The Academy announced a formal investigation and condemned |
| 0:28.5 | Smith's actions. For more on our response as Christians, read Mark Legs, should we forgive Will |
| 0:35.1 | Smith at Denisonforum.org. |
| 0:38.5 | The story dominated social media, eclipsing even the war in Ukraine. |
| 0:44.1 | However, another story from the Oscars has received less coverage. |
| 0:48.5 | The hosts took numerous opportunities to castigate Florida's parental rights and education |
| 0:54.1 | bill. |
| 0:55.0 | The legislation has been dubbed, Don't Say Gay, by its critics and mainstream press. |
| 1:01.0 | Wanda Sykes slammed the bill in her opening monologue. |
| 1:05.0 | She and fellow host Amy Schumer and Regina Hall repeated the word gay multiple times as the crowd applauded. |
| 1:14.7 | Florida's governor nonetheless signed the bill into law the next day. |
| 1:20.1 | So let's discuss what the legislation does and doesn't do, identify the larger cultural narrative |
| 1:25.6 | this controversy represents, and conclude with two |
| 1:29.3 | biblical principles that apply to us all. |
| 1:32.6 | Ironically, the don't say gay bill never uses the word gay and does not prohibit its use. |
| 1:39.3 | Rather, the measure bars classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity for children |
| 1:46.3 | in kindergarten through third grade from about ages 5 to 9 in Florida public schools. |
| 1:52.2 | The law takes effect on July 1st and allows parents to sue school districts they believe to be |
| 1:59.1 | in violation. Republicans argue that parents should discuss |
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