former GV student wrote on November 13, 2009 03:38 PM: Do not sue the school in an attempt to further your permeation into the rest of our lives.

former GV student wrote on November 13, 2009 11:46 AM: I graduated from Green Valley in 2006 - straight A's in honors and AP classes. I am very heterosexual, very politically conservative, and extremely privileged to say that I am not Mormon. Neither Green Valley nor Jeff Horn is pushing an agenda. These plays are relevant to all humans as they deal with very serious societal issues such as murder and disease. They are not pushing an agenda with regards to homosexuality, though they do include such characters.
Brigham Young wrote that the school is “Socialist, Marxist, and Communist”…is this because we have a separation of Church and State in America? I didn’t know that our country was founded as a Theocracy. Those scheming instructors at the school must have swept that detail under a big red rug while teaching us all how to be little Socialist/Marxist/Communists.
Hilton stated that these plays are “exclusionary”…really? Exclusionary as in how there’s a Mormon church within one hundred feet of every high school in Las Vegas so that the Mormons can attend Seminary and thus be excluded from the rest of us heathens before they have to interact with us in school?
Mormons, pay attention, please. You are guilty of doing exactly what you are accusing this school of doing; you’re forcing your beliefs on everyone else, your religious beliefs no less, irrational and dangerous beliefs that have absolutely no basis in fact. Because Green Valley is a good school it offers extracurricular activities in which its students can either partake or forgo. This concept of “extracurricular” also applies to the school’s theater productions. Attendance has never been mandatory for these plays, so if they offend you for whatever reason – you need not attend.

arts wins! wrote on November 13, 2009 10:46 AM: The real message behind RENT is LOVE... what's wrong with that?

The real message behind Laramie Project is a small town coping with a hateful and hurtful crime. There is no judegement on the people interviewed; they are all given time and leave the viewer to decide on their views. It's pretty powerful an moving.

"There's only now
there's only here
give in to love or live in fear
no other path,
no other way
no day but today."

Seems like some of you could use a little more tolerance in your lives.

Grace wrote on November 12, 2009 08:04 AM: Cheers to that HS- a brave move and one that will hopefully teach tolerance of those who are 'different'.

Shannon wrote on November 12, 2009 07:19 AM: As a former CCSD employee, member of the NV Bar, current homeschooling mom who believes the government schools need serious overhauling, and a non-Mormon, I have just one point.

If you are offended by the content of these two shows, don't patronize them. It really is that simple.

The argument that "irreparable harm" will occur because children will not have the opportunity to include the school's only musical this year on their college applications is weak. There are several other outlets in the Las Vegas valley where students can get musical theatre experience. GVHS productions are not the only ticket in town.

Brigham Young wrote on November 11, 2009 09:38 PM: Dear M.G.,

Sending your children to government schools was against everything I taught. I taught that without the Book of Mormon being taught side by side with math and science it was not a proper education. But you ignored me.

The problem is you latter-day Mormons don't listen to the prophets then or now. The prophets told you to eschew Socialism and you send your children to Socialist Schools to have Socialists teach them how to be Socialists and then you complain when pro-gay socialist agenda is taught.

You don't get apples from an orange tree.

Maybe if you listened to President Grant you would not have a Socialist Security Number. If you had listened to Pres. Taylor and me you would not have your child in these Marxist schools.

If you listened to Pres. Benson you would not be paying taxes you don't owe. If you had listened to Pres. Hinckley you would not have your children fighting in foreign undeclared wars.

But you reap what you sow and so your children are being taught the Marxist agenda and you are forced to practice the State established Civic Religion of voluntary compliance.

Now why did you sue? You voluntarily put your child in a government school and then you sue the school when they practice what they preach.

Did you vote for Bush too?

If only you Mormons would just listen follow the principles of the gospel that never change like the rules to personal liberty and upholding the Constitution you would not be suing the Communist schools that we prophets have told you to eschew for over 100 years.

But you have never even read the Constitution, have you?

Being Gay not going away wrote on November 11, 2009 09:24 PM: Being Gay is indeed not going away. Neither is theft, sexual deviancy, molestation, adultery, gambling, fornication, voter fraud, corrupt politicians or even child abuse.

But thank you for letting us know.

Now if we could just get rid of the Christians everything in the United States would be perfect, right?

Except who will pay for everything and who will have children?

Chill wrote on November 11, 2009 09:19 PM: @Chill. I have followed your post on this subject, and am just curious if you are a parent. I am deeply concerned that an agenda that many people find immoral is being forced upon our children. How can anyone argue that a parent has the right to be concerned when a minority forces their agenda upon the majority, especially when most parents find the subject of these plays immoral. If this were a play that was based on a non homosexual theme, but material not suitable to be forced upon our children there would be as much concern and protest.

Father Roger Schmit wrote on November 11, 2009 08:59 PM: "and I will trust you that if you make a play out of this, that you say it right. say it correct."

in response to someone earlier down the page that interpreted all the religious characters in the play as bad guys...

Of the three religious affiliated characters in The Laramie Project, all three are real people that were interviewed. All three state their views. All three have absolutely no negative textual response within the script directed towards them from other characters. Father Roger Schmit appears to have the broadest view of the world. Whereas Rev. Fred Phelps shows strong opposition to homosexuality. The anonymous third Rev. gentleman shows a more focused world view that can be perceived as strict in his religious beliefs.

Each character has their own beliefs and opinions about the murder. Most all the characters agree the murder shouldn't have occurred. Once each of the characters is further questioned about their feelings of the details surrounding the murders, the diversity becomes clearer. NO ONE is ever told they are wrong or right for what they think or say. The point of the play is to listen and hear what people have to say.

High School Director wrote on November 11, 2009 07:38 PM: it amazes me there are still people in this country who still don't get it. Being gay is not going away. Portraying a character on stage doesn't turn you into something you are not. The Laramie Project specifically discusses how ridiculous the thought of playing a Shakespearean murderer seems just fine but playing a character who is gay is not???

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