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March 28, 2014 · 6:26 pm

March 27, 2014 – A day of reflection

Reflections from Oakridge High School….On Thursday Kelly Snow (OHS c/o 2014) invited

Reverend Bill Freeman into our classroom. Reverend Freeman married 58 same sex couples in Muskegon on Saturday March 23. He spoke with us intimately about last Saturday, about those couples whom he joined together, he talked of his calling to the ministry, his stay in jail, and his life’s work to fight non-violently for peace and justice. The setting and exchange was soft. Bill perched on a chair in front of the room. He didn’t preach about religion or politics. He shied away from no question. And he opened up his heart to all; a couple times it got a little emotional. He stayed overtime and talked with two classes. We all laughed a lot Continue reading →

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March 26, 2014 · 10:36 am

Reverend Bill Freeman – Harbor Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church

Reverend Bill Freeman, who performed 58 same sex marriages at the Unitarian Universalist Congregational Church on Saturday, the single day in Michigan’s history that same sex marriage was legal under law, will be speaking in Mr. Wood’s room on Thursday, March 27 during first hour.

This is a Senior Current Issues discussion, however many of you have shown significant interest in the subject and are welcomed to attend. If you would like to attend Google Docs Mr. Wood that request and share it with him at bobwoodmsu@gmail.com. Treat it like an assignment – put some effort into it. Convince me that you need to be in my classroom on Thursday during first hour. Make sure to note who your first hour teacher is and have it posted to me ASAP. Preferably by 7:00 PM Wednesday so that I can forward the google docs onto your first hour teacher, and request your release.

Finally, go here for a thorough news article on Reverend Freeman.

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February 26, 2014 · 5:44 am

Gay Marriage, Adoption, Science, and the Law

Things are happening fast on the struggle for Marriage Equality in the United States. Michigan is currently in the nation spotlight, as its own marriage laws are being challenged by two lesbian Michigan citizens in Federal Court. Concurrently, many reflections of the Civil Rights Movement can be found in the Marriage Equality Movement. Each finds its Constitutional grounding in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Each is caught in a struggle between the Federal Government and States Rights.

For this assignment – for three days – I want to you read, write, inform yourself on the legal arguments surrounding the Marriage Equality Movement in the United States. Particularly, I’d like you to look at the current court case playing out in Detroit as well as Arizona’s SB 1062, which allows private businesses to refuse service to homosexuals, based on personal religious views.

I have created a Blendspace below that deals with these issues, and adoption and science in regard to homosexuality.

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