{"id":85,"date":"2007-08-03T13:34:44","date_gmt":"2007-08-03T13:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2007\/08\/fight-over-sex-education-goes.php"},"modified":"2007-08-03T13:34:44","modified_gmt":"2007-08-03T13:34:44","slug":"fight-over-sex-education-goes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2007\/08\/fight-over-sex-education-goes","title":{"rendered":"Fight Over Sex Education Goes to Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>United Press International<br \/>\nWashington &#8211; Aug 3 &#8211; A Maryland court is being asked to decide whether Montgomery County schools can launch a controversial new sex education curriculum this fall.<br \/>\nOpponents of the move have filed an administrative appeal seeking to reverse a decision by the Maryland State Board of Education that permits Montgomery County Schools to adopt the new curriculum, The Washington Post reported Friday.<br \/>\nLeading the opposition is a local community group called Citizens for Responsible Curriculum, which charges the new lessons promote homosexual behavior.<br \/>\nSince the fight more than a year ago, opponents have been joined by The Liberty Council, a nationally known litigation group concerned with religious freedom, and the Thomas Moore Law Center.<br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;m impressed with the principled and steadfast opposition by these pro-family groups to this outrageously hedonistic and life-threatening sexuality curriculum,&#8221; said Richard Thomas, president of the law center, in a statement.<br \/>\n<em>Copyright 2007 by United Press International <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Press International Washington &#8211; Aug 3 &#8211; A Maryland court is being asked to decide whether Montgomery County schools can launch a controversial new sex education curriculum this fall. 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