Parents, Students want to ban gays from prom

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The United Kingdom toppled a major social barrier last week in making gay marriage legal, but hate continues in the United States, where a group of students and their parents in Sullivan, Indiana want a prom that bans same sex couples. The group of high school students and their parents, who meet in the Sullivan Christian Church on Sundays, are requesting a separate, "traditional" prom with only heterosexual couples. They call homosexuality "offensive to them". While the Sullivan High School has explicitly stated that there is nothing legally they can do to allow the group to ostracize homosexual students from the annual dance, yet the team continues to fight against it.

I know Mrs. Hake said no swearing but... "What the heck?!" Culturally, it's this kind of backwardness and bigotry that prevents us from going forward. This is homophobia, clear as day. Some citizens of the town have spoken out, and rightfully so, because this kind of hatred should not be acceptable in America. "Love them as a person. The feeling of being loved and belonging is universal," said local man Jim Davis. I can respect this philosophy. You don't have to understand people who are different, and you don't have to agree with the people they are, but it's wrong to treat them any different than any human being.

Alabama Boy Kidnapped and Held Hostage in Bunker

65 year old Jimmy Lee Dykes boarded a bus last Tuesday, shot the 66 year old bus driver and grabbed a 5 year old boy, taking him back to his underground bunker in Midland City, Alabama. The boy and the man have remained barricaded four feet underground for the past week. Dykes' neighbors described him as anti-government, and survivalists, yet no connection exists between him and the young boy he kidnapped. Authorities say the bunkers has blankets, heaters, and electricity. Medicine and toys have been delivered through a 60 foot ventilation pipe to the boy who has Asperger's syndrome and attention deficit disorder.

When will this terrible ordeal be resolved? It's been six days and negotiations through the pipe have led nowhere. Dykes has made no demands, and is trying to make the boy feel as comfortable as possible. One has to wonder the reason Dykes grabbed the young boy, or if he had different plans before killing the bus driver. It's clearly a delicate situation, though, as the authorities can't enter the bunker without a potential standoff with the armed Dykes. How should the FBI attempt to handle this dangerous situation? Sound off in the comments.