365Gay.com lies about father seeking parental notification

This is a news story from 365gay.com (a prominent Google News source) about a father in Massachussetts who is protesting the fact that his kindergarten-aged son was given the book "Who's in a Family," which portrays gay couples as a "normal" family. This is what the article says about the father:

David Parker became enraged last April when he discovered his six-year old son had brought home the book "Who's in a Family.' (story)

The book by Robert Skutch, and illustrated by Laura Nienhaus is aimed at children between three and seven. It catalogues a variety of multicultural contemporary family units, including those with single parents, lesbian and gay parents, mixed-race couples, grandparents and divorced parents.

But, it was the inclusion of same-sex parents that angered Parker. He confronted officials at the Joseph Estabrook School.

I like that. He was "enraged" and "angered." Nothing like using inflammatory words to help you portray someone you disagree with as a raving lunatic.

Parker, who is a member of the Article 8 Alliance, an organization fighting same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, demanded that the book be removed from the school library and that his son be pulled from discussions about homosexuality whether they are in planned lessons or arise spontaneously.

And there we have the big, fat lie. Mr. Parker is NOT a member of Article 8 and he has nothing against gays, as we see here:

The attacks on Parker have been so intense that Tassel recently found it necessary to write a defense in the local paper denying that his client is a shill for or member of Article 8, a controversial organization opposed to same-sex marriage.

He pointed to Parker's Ph.D. to deflect criticism of his client as an ignorant book burner. To counter the charge that Parker hates gays, Tassel described him as "an exceptionally kind hearted man" whose best friend was gay.

And here:

The Parkers believed the public school, Estabrook, is right to be teaching tolerance of gays but wrong in raising the subject in kindergarten and then indoctrinating 5-year-olds on gay marriage.

The real issue here isn't homosexuality, but parental notification and parental rights. All Mr. Parker wants is to know what his son is being taught and to be able to exercise his rights as a parent. Parental notification and parental rights are something that the leftists don't like, however, especially when they get in the way of their agenda of indoctrinating kindergarteners.

Not surprisingly, the ACLU has no problem with what the school is doing:

Reports recently surfaced that Estabrook School mandated that all kindergarteners read "Who's in a Family," a picture book that endorses the controversial topic of gay marriage, and invited gay parents to come into class to talk to the young children about the topic. The story came to light when David and Tonia Parker -- two parents who ironically support gay marriage but do not want their son exposed to the topic -- sought and failed to get their child exempted from the controversial curriculum. Their protests have not only fallen on deaf ears, but the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Massachusetts has intoned that it supports the school's decision to have five-year-olds learn about homosexuality over their parents' objections.

That's right, folks. When it comes to something the ACLU supports, the school trumps parental rights. Of course, when it comes to something the ACLU hates - take mandatory reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance - then they change their tune to exactly the opposite. They'd say something like, "It's wrong to force it on kids." Could they be any more obvious (and hypocritical)?