Coalition of Conscience

Dear Friends,

Next week, many of our local schools will become battlegrounds over the issue of homosexuality. On April 18th, the Day of Silence, which was started more than ten years ago by a major gay activist group devoted to promoting the acceptance of homosexuality among our children, will be held in many North Carolina schools. On this day, hundreds of thousand students across the country will remain silent in classes as a demonstration of their solidarity with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people around the world, and in many cases, information will be disseminated that aggressively promotes the homosexual agenda.

A strong call is now going forth across the country to keep Christian children home from any school that hosts the Day of Silence this year. We have listed, below, the schools in North Carolina that are scheduled to hold the Day of Silence this year. If you have children in any of these schools, we would encourage you to visit www.notourkids.com to find out exactly why you should consider keeping your kids home next week on April 18th. Let’s make a statement of our own on this day, and let’s not allow our kids to be polluted by pressure and propaganda.

There’s something else you can do: The very next day, April 19th, the Day of Truth will be held in many of our schools as well. This growing movement was established in 2005 by the Alliance Defense Fund “to counter the promotion of the homosexual agenda and express an opposing viewpoint from a Christian perspective.” It is the truth that will set people free! For more information, go to www.dayoftruth.org.

For several months now, we have been encouraging students, youth leaders, and parents to get the Day of Truth into their local schools, so take a moment and contact your local middle school or high school to find out whether the Day of Truth will be sponsored. If it is, encourage your kids to be part of it.

You can also find out where your local schools stand on a number of key moral issues by using this survey provided by Mission America at: http://www.missionamerica.com/ and click on “The Dirty Dozen Checklist.”

Let’s bring the truth to light, and let’s stand together for righteousness.

Blessings and grace,

Dr. Michael L. Brown
Director

According to Mission America, this is a list of North Carolina schools that will be hosting the Day of Silence. (For schools in other states, see http://www.missionamerica.com/agenda.php?articlenum=68). Please check with each school to be sure that this list is up to date and accurate.

APEX HIGH SCHOOL
CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL
CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL
DURHAM ACADEMY
DURHAM SCH OF THE ARTS
E E WADDELL HIGH SCHOOL
EAST CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL
EAST FORSYTH HIGH SCHOOL
EAST MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL
EMSLEY A LANEY HIGH SCHOOL
EUGENE ASHLEY HIGH SCHOOL
FUQUAY-VARINA HIGH SCHOOL
GREEN HOPE HIGH
GREENSBORO DAY SCHOOL
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL
HARDING UNIVERSITY HIGH
JAY M ROBINSON HIGH
MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOL
MOUNT TABOR HIGH SCHOOL
MYERS PARK HIGH
NC SCH OF SCIENCE AND MATH
NEEDHAM BROUGHTON HIGH
NEW BERN HIGH
NEW HANOVER HIGH
NORTH IREDELL HIGH SCHOOL
NORTHERN HIGH
NORTHWEST GUILFORD HIGH
PAGE HIGH SCHOOL
PARKLAND HIGH SCHOOL
PROVIDENCE HIGH
RALEIGH CHARTER HIGH
RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL
REYNOLDS HIGH
SALEM ACADEMY
SOUTHEAST RALEIGH HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTHWEST GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL
TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL
WATAUGA HIGH
WEST FORSYTH HIGH SCHOOL
WESTERN GUILFORD HIGH
WILLIAM G ENLOE HIGH SCHOOL

Please pray for the students in these schools, and if you live in these school districts – especially if you have children in any of these schools or if you are a Christian leader in these school districts – we encourage you to contact the school principal and raise questions about the propriety of the Day of Silence being held in a public school. To get a good idea as to why we should stand against this day, go to: http://www.missionamerica.com/homosexual.php?articlenum=58.