Satmar Chassidim Protest

Protesting the Satmar Rebbe's support of Gov. Cuomo who supports Gay marriage. Protest took place in front of Rebbe's house in Williamsburg.

2014 Endorsements

DO NOT VOTE FOR SOMEONE JUST BECAUSE THEIR A REPUBLICAN OR A CONSERVATIVE, ONE REPUBLICAN/CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE LAST YEAR ACTUALLY PREFORMED A TOEVAH "MARRIAGE"

People in pink are bad, when there are 2 bad candidates the one who is worse will have a slash

people in yellow, if they are bolded and underlined they are very good 

those who I have no information about I'll leave blank

All people running unopposed in Jewish neighborhoods are bad, so don't vote for them

Not voting for any candidates is interpreted to mean you don't care write in someones name

New York Electionsstate wide elections

Governor

• Andrew Cuomo/Kathy Hochul - after passing same and now running on that as the top reason to vote for Cuomo , if you vote for him you are being maskim 100% to same sex "marriage". Furthermore he plans to pass the bathroom bill this term so if you vote for him you can get a part in his sin.   Kathy Hochul supports same sex "marriage
• Rob Astorino/Chris Moss - Astorino - opposes same sex "marriage", no information about Jones
• Howie Hawkins/Brian Jones - Hawkins supports same sex "marriage"
• Michael McDermott/Chris Edes - no information about them but Libertarian Party usually supports it 
• Steven Cohn/Bobby K. Kalotee - no information

Attorney General

• Eric Schneiderman - voted for same sex "marriage"
• John Cahill - said in a debate he said in the same debate he went to a same sex "wedding" (26:50-55)
• Ramon Jimenez - no information about her, however the Green party is much worse then the democrats on these issues
• Carl Person - no information about him but Libertarian Party usually supports it 

therefore write in a protest vote for Attorney General

Comptroller

• Thomas DiNapoli - has persecuted those who do not except same sex "marriage"
• Bob Antonacci - has said he will not use the state's money for politics
• Theresa Portelli - no information about her, however the Green party is much worse then the democrats on these issues
• John Clifton - no information about him but Libertarian Party usually supports it 
• Greg Fischer - no information about him

Congressional Elections

3rd District (Great Neck)

• Grant Lally - no information about him
• Steve Israel - cosponsosored same sex "marriage" bill in congress

4th District (5 Towns/Long Beach)

• Bruce Blakeman - as of 4 years ago was against same sex "marriage"
• Kathleen M. Rice - threatened to arrest any Town Clerk who refused to preform a same sex "Wedding"

5th District (5 Towns/Long Beach)

• Gregory Meeks cosponsosored same sex "marriage" bill in congress
• Allen Steinhardt - no information about him

7th District (Williamsburg/Lower East Side/Small part of Borough Park)

• Jose Luis Fernandez - Tweeted "Great meeting with the Log Cabin Republicans of NY, sharing my commitments for NY7 and supporting EQUALITY for ALL"
• Nydia Velazquez - cosponsosored same sex "marriage" bill in congress
• Allan Romaguera - supported allowing a same sex "marriage" like bill for the purposes of immigration, and supported the repeal of don't ask don't tell

therefore write in a protest vote 

8th District (Mill Basin, Marine Park, Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach, Sea Gate)

• Hakeem Jeffries - voted for same sex "marriage"
• Alan Bellone - supports same sex "marriage"

9th District (Flatbush, Midwood, Marine Park, Crown Heights)

• Yvette Clarke - cosponsosored same sex "marriage" bill in congress
• Daniel Cavanagh - no information about him

10th District (Borough Park, Kensington, Midwood, Flatbush, Bensonhurst, Upper West Side)

• Jerrold Nadler  - prime sponsosor same sex "marriage" bill in congress
• Ross Brady  - no information about him
• Michael Dilger  - no information about him

11th District (Gravesend, Flatbush, Bensonhurst, Staten Island)

• Michael Grimm - Cosponsored ENDA a bill that would force people to hire gays into businesses and not be able to fire them even if they flaunt it in front of children
• Domenic Recchia - supports same sex "marriage", voted for Lew Fidler same sex "marriage" bill in the City Council, 
• Henry Bardel - no information about her, however the Green party is much worse then the democrats on these issue

therefore write in a protest vote 

12th District (Upper East Side)

• Nick Di Iorio - supports same sex "marriage"
• Carolyn Maloney - cosponsosored same sex "marriage" bill in congress

therefore write in a protest vote 

13th District (Washington Heights, Kingsbridge)

• Charles Rangel - cosponsosored same sex "marriage" bill in congress
• Kenneth Schaeffer -  no information about him, however the Working Families party is worse then the democrats on these issue
• Daniel Vila Rivera -   no information about him, however the Green party is much worse then the democrats on these issue

therefore write in a protest vote 

17th Congressional District (entire Ramapo township, Monsey-New Square)

• Chris Day - heard from people that he supports forcing business to hire gays and not be able to fire them, however others who spoke to him give a different interpretation of the facts
• Nita Lowey - cosponsosored same sex "marriage" bill in congress

therefore write in a protest vote 

18th Congressional District (Monroe/Kiryas Joel)

• Nan Hayworth - supported the Supreme courts nodecision on same  sex "marriage, also thinks states should be required to accept other states same sex "marriage"
• Sean Maloney - had a same sex "wedding", sponsored a bill that would prevent anyone who tries to stop the parade in Yerushalim
• Scott Smith - after reading his position on abortion I'm sure he stinks on "marriage"

therefore write in a protest vote 

State Senate elections

9th Senatorial District (5 Towns)

• Patrick Gillespie, Jr. - no information about him
• Dean Skelos - allowed same sex "marriage" to pass in NY

11th Senatorial District (Hillcrest and Jamaica Estates)

• Tony Avella - voted for same sex "marriage" Anyone who votes for him is has a share in the same sex "marriage" law
• Paul Gilman no information about him, however the Green party is much worse then the democrats on these issues

15th Senatorial District (Far Rockway, Kew Gardens Hills, Forrest Hills, Kew Gardens, Hillcrest)

• Joseph Addabbo  - voted for same sex "marriage"
• Michael Conigliaro - opposes same sex "marriage"

18th Senatorial District (small part of Williamsburg)

• Martin Dilan - voted for same sex "marriage" Anyone who votes for him is has a share in the same sex "marriage" law
• Jonathan H. Anderson - 
• Debbie Medina - no information about her, however the Working Families party is worse then the democrats on these issue

19th Senatorial District (small strip of Flatbush, Mill Basin and Sheepshead Bay)

• John L. Sampson - voted for same sex "marriage" Anyone who votes for him is has a share in the same sex "marriage" law
• VOTE FOR Elias J. Weir - opposes same sex "marriage everyone is mechuyuv to vote for him
• Dell Smitherman - supports same sex "marriage"

20th Senatorial District (Crown Heights)

• Jesse E. Hamilton supports same sex "marriage"
• Menachem Raitport - Conservative party, assume he is kosher on this issue

21st Senatorial District (Kensington)

• Kevin Parker - voted for same sex "marriage" Anyone who votes for him is has a share in the same sex "marriage" law
• Herman G. Hall - no information about him

22nd Senatorial District (Flatbush, Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Marine Park)

• Martin Golden - voted against same sex "marriage" 
• Jamie Kemmerer - this was written on his blog, that enogh is reason to vote against him ans support Golden "Marty Golden’s problems go beyond a fundamental lack of understanding of the issue and his constituents. Recently he proposed a mean spirited bill that would not only fail to permit "marriage" "equality" in New York, but would also codify New York’s failure to recognize gay "marriages" from other states."

26th Senatorial District (Williamsburg, Lower East Side)

• Daniel Squadron - voted for same sex "marriage" main sponsor of genda a bill that allows men in to womens bathrooms Anyone who votes for him is has a share in the same sex "marriage" law
• Wave Chan - no information about him

38th Senatorial District (entire Ramapo township, Monsey-New Square)

• David Carlucci - voted for same sex "marriage" Anyone who votes for him is has a share in the same sex "marriage" law
• Donna Held - supports same sex "marriage"

39th Senatorial District (Monroe/Kiryas Joel)

• Gay Lee - no information about her
• William Larkin - voted against same sex "marriage" 

Assembly races

41st Assembly District (Flatbush, Marine Park)

• Helene Weinstein - voted for same sex "marriage" Anyone who votes for her is has a share in the same sex "marriage" law
• Sura Yusim - no information about her

43rd Assembly District (Crown Heights)

• Karim Camara - voted for same sex "marriage" Anyone who votes for him is has a share in the same sex "marriage" law
• Cartrell Gore - strongly opposes same sex "marriage"

44th Assembly District (Kensington Borough Park)

• James Brennan - voted for same sex "marriage" Anyone who votes for him is has a share in the same sex "marriage" law
• Mikhail Yusupov - no information about him

45th Assembly District (Flatbush, Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach)

• Steven Cymbrowitz voted to ban therapies which helps people overcome same sex desires, voted to allow same sex couples to adopt children and to teach school children about the "healthiness" of homosexuality, (read here for all about why you should not for for Cymbrowitz)  furthermore he has a pro pedophile record that can be seen here.
• VOTE FOR Ben Akselrod Has Promised to sponsor a bill to repeal same sex "marriage"

46th Assembly District (Sea Gate, Brighton Beach)

• Alec Brook-Krasny - voted for same sex "marriage" Anyone who votes for him is has a share in the same sex "marriage" law
• Stamatis Lilikakis - no information about him

49th Assembly District (parts of Borough Park and Bensehurst)

• Peter Abbate - voted to allow same sex adoption
• Henry Lallave - no information about him

50th Assembly District (Williamsburg)

• Joseph Lentol - voted for same sex "marriage" Anyone who votes for him is has a share in the same sex "marriage" law
• William Davidson - no information about him

51st Assembly District (parts of Borough Park)

• Felix Ortiz - voted for same sex "marriage" Anyone who votes for him is has a share in the same sex "marriage" law
• Sandra Palacios-Serrano - no information about her

63rd Assembly District (Staten Island)

• Michael Cusick - voted for same sex "marriage" Anyone who votes for him is has a share in the same sex "marriage" law
• Joseph Tirone  - opposes same sex "marriage"

97th Assembly District (New Square, Airmont)

• Ellen Jaffee - voted for same sex "marriage" Anyone who votes for her is has a share in the same sex "marriage" law
• Robert Romanowski - heard he is kosher on these issues

98th Assembly District (Monroe/Kiryas Joel, Kaser, Monsey, Wesley Hills)

• Elisa A. Tutini - no information about her, but she's a democrat
• Karl A. Brabenec He is a former Town Clerk who gave up his job after the same sex "marriage" law passed so he would not have to preform these "marriages, because he was moser nefesh for this issue and the fact that he is running on a platform against same sex "marriage" WE ARE MECHUYUV TO SUPPORT HIM
• Daniel G. Castricone - according to people on his facebook page he supports same sex "marriage", 

Judges

Ramapo Township

• Montgomery J Delaney - told he was good
• James W. Hubert - no information about him

Both Satmar Rebbes Support Same Sex "Marriage"

The Grand Rabbi of Stamar, A.K.A. Zalman Lieb, met with Governor Como/Homo, and all the Rebbe mentioned that is even a remotely connected to Judaism was מציצה בפה.

Zalman, you missed the boat. Government are now inserting sex education/promotion and homosexuality in Yeshivas!!!

Did Aron even mention מציצה בפה? 

Idiots! Wake up and smell the coffee.

This is from Vayoel Moshe (the real Satmar Rav)
substitute governor for congressmen 

Government Inspectors Teach Jewish Girls About Same Sex "Marriage" In Orthodox Girls Schools In The UK

COMING TO A YESHIVA NEAR YOU

Ofsted denies ‘bullying and traumatising’ Jewish kids
October 14, 2014

"Yesodeh Hatorah Girls’ School in Stamford Hill paid tribute to the "sensitivity" of the visiting Ofsted inspectors."

An association of Orthodox schools has said Ofsted inspectors left young girls “traumatised” after asking them if they had a boyfriend, how babies are made and whether they knew that two men could "marry".

The National Association of Jewish Orthodox Schools (NAJOS) said it was “appalled” at reports that inspectors also “quizzed the girls on their views about Facebook and queried how they managed without a Smartphone”.

A NAJOS spokesman said three schools had received surprise inspections in recent weeks, including a school in Manchester, where most of the complaints are believed to have originated.

It expressed “grave concerns” after other headteachers reported that girls “felt bullied into answering inspectors’ questions” and the pupils and staff were left feeling “traumatised and ashamed”.

In a statement the association said: “Ofsted inspectors have been asking pupils inappropriate and challenging questions, many of which fall outside the religious ethos and principles at orthodox Jewish faith schools.”

One Orthodox girl in Year 9 reported feeling “uncomfortable and upset” after inspectors started telling them that a “woman might choose to live with another woman and a man could choose to live with a man, it’s up to them”.

Another girl from Year 11 said: “They made us feel threatened about our religion. They asked ‘Do you have friends from other religions?’ They asked this many times until we answered what they wanted us to say. We felt very bullied.”

"Educators say Ofsted asked pupils inappropriate and challenging questions"

NAJOS said that during another recent inspection, 9-year old girls in an Orthodox Jewish primary school were asked whether they know how babies are made and whether they know any gays.

Jonathan Rabson, director of NAJOS, added: “This confrontational approach by inspectors is a worrying trend never been seen before in the UK Jewish community. We fear it suggests a shift in policy towards faith schools.”

It follows a growing suspicion that faith schools are being targeted after news broke this summer of Operation Trojan Horse, an organised attempt by Islamists to covertly co-opt schools in England.

In a letter to both Ofsted and Nicky Morgan, Secretary of State for Education, educators argued that Jewish schools were being “disproportionally targeted” and that “Jewish values and ethos are being questioned by inspectors in a climate of hostility designed to unsettle the pupils at member schools”.

However Ofsted denied that Jewish schools were being singled out. It has undertaken over 4,000 inspections across the country this year, it said. Of these only ten were in maintained Jewish schools, only two of which were unannounced. It also inspected 184 independent schools, of which 12 were Jewish, and three of these were surprise visits.

However, concerns about the cultural sensitivity of inspectors were not limited to the Orthodox community.

Rabbi David Meyer, the incoming director of educational oversight body Partnership for Jewish Schools (PaJeS), said: “We are seeing a worrying trend of Ofsted inspectors showing a lack of respect for the values and traditions of our community.”

The current Hasmonean head added: “Multiculturalism isn’t about conforming to one standard, but celebrating differences of perspectives, and so long as they are founded on "tolerance" and mutual "respect", should be valued and protected.

“Rather than promoting the values, our schools are feeling that our ethos is being undermined and we are being treated in a very harsh fashion.”

However Ofsted’s Chief Operating Officer HMI Matthew Coffey hit back at the charge of inappropriate questioning, saying: “Inspectors must ask questions which probe the extent to which pupils are prepared for the next stage in their education, or employment, or for life in modern Britain.”

He added: “I am sorry if these questions seemed insensitive or offensive. Inspectors use "age-appropriate" Their definition questions to test children’s understanding and tolerance of lifestyles different to their own.”

“Ofsted is not looking for answers to questions which are contrary to their faith, simply that they are able to express views which are neither intolerant nor discriminatory towards others. This is vital if we are to make sure young people are ready for life in modern Britain.”

Criticism of Ofsted was not universal. Yesodeh Hatorah Senior Girls’ School in Stamford Hill, which was downgraded in a recent unannounced inspection, paid tribute to the "sensitivity" this is hopefully in hope that they wouldn't come back of the visiting Ofsted inspectors.

Rabbi Avrohom Pinter, principal of Yesodey Hatorah, said: “They were very "professional" and very sensitive to the school’s ethos. There were no incidents of improper questioning. Throughout, we were treated with the greatest respect.”
(jewishnews) highlights my additions

Jewish schools complain over ‘hostile’ Ofsted inspections

Group claims Jewish schools disproportionately targeted and that inspectors asked pupils inappropriate questions

A group representing Orthodox Jewish schools has said Ofsted created a “climate of hostility” during visits by inspectors, with pupils interrogated about sex, relationships and homosexual lifestyle during snap inspections carried out recently.

The National Association of Jewish Orthodox Schools (Najos) has written to the education secretary, Nicky Morgan, and Ofsted in protest at the questioning. Ofsted said its staff were following national guidelines, some of which were introduced in the wake of the Trojan Horse scandal involving Islamic influence in schools in Birmingham.

The Najos letter complains that Jewish schools are being disproportionately targeted by Ofsted for inspections, and that “Jewish values and ethos are being questioned by inspectors in a climate of hostility” designed to unsettle pupils.

“The targeting of Jewish schools is unacceptable and we feel this suggests another agenda which is extremely worrying, particularly in the current climate where anti-Semitism is on the rise and our community is placed under attack,” the letter by Jonathan Rabson, executive director of Najos, stated.

An Ofsted spokesman said: “We have written to Najos to respond to their concerns and to assure them that Ofsted has not been disproportionately targeting Jewish schools for unannounced inspections. Nor are we questioning Jewish values and ethos. Inspectors must, however, ask questions that probe the extent to which pupils are prepared for the next stage in their education or for employment and for life in modern Britain. Inspectors are asked to use "age-appropriate" questions to test children’s understanding and tolerance of lifestyles read homosexuality that may be different to their own.”

Last month Ofsted carried out no-notice inspections at three Orthodox Jewish schools, including Beis Yaakov high school, a girls secondary school in Salford .  Pupils were said by staff to have been questioned about their use of the internet and their views on homosexuality.

Yaakov pupils are required to sign a pledge that they will not use the internet outside of school, and the school has suspended pupils for sending emails.

During a recent inspection, nine-year olds at an Orthodox Jewish primary school were asked whether they knew how babies were made and whether they knew any homosexuals, Jewish News reported.

“The girls felt bullied into answering their questions and the pupils and staff were left feeling traumatised,” said Rabson, who is seeking a meeting with Ofsted leadership to address the concerns.

The Jewish education community was already unhappy about Ofsted’s decision last month to downgrade JFS in London – the largest Jewish school in Europe – from outstanding to “requires improvement”, Ofsted’s second-lowest grade.

After another no-notice inspections, Yesodey Hatorah senior girls school, which takes pupils from the ultra-Orthodox community of north London, saw its rating fall from outstanding to good.

The experience of the Jewish schools mirrors that of a conservative Muslim primary school in Luton this year, where angry parents confronted inspectors over their questioning of children regarding gay "marriage".

The use of snap inspections came in the wake of the Trojan Horse affair, alleging Islamic involvement in state schools in Birmingham, along with a government requirement for inspectors to judge attitudes to discrimination and exposure to British values as opposed to Jewish values.

A Catholic secondary school in Suffolk fell foul of the new regulations this month. Ofsted downgraded St Benedict’s in Bury St Edmunds after inspectors queried how it taught “the dangers of extremism and radicalisation”. The inspection report was later withdrawn by Ofsted.

(theguardian) highlights my additions

Jewish schools in UK complain about inspectors

Association of Jewish Orthodox Schools says pupils questioned about sex during unannounced visits; other Jewish educators sound note of caution.

Tali Farkash

The National Association of Jewish Orthodox Schools (NAJOS) in Great Britain has filed an unusual complaint with the authorities, claiming that pupils have been interrogated about sex by inspectors from Ofsted, the official body for inspecting schools in England.

In an angry letter sent last week to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan and Ofsted, NAJOS complained that Jewish schools are being disproportionately targeted for inspections, the Guardian reports.

In addition to the inappropriate questions allegedly directed at female students, Ofsted carried out no-notice inspections at three Orthodox Jewish schools.

"The targeting of Jewish schools is unacceptable and we feel this suggests another agenda which is extremely worrying, particularly in the current climate where anti-Semitism is on the rise and our community is placed under attack,” NAJOS Executive Director Jonathan Rabson stated in the letter.

An Ofsted official confirmed that the inspections had taken place and that the pupils had been asked questions, but denied that there was any anti-Semitic motive involved.

"We are very concerned about the recent spate of unannounced inspections of Jewish schools, which are way out of proportion with no-notice inspections in other faith communities," Rabson told the Jewish Chronicle.

"A disproportionate 30 per cent of Jewish secondary schools have been inspected in this way, which is significantly more than the 'feasibility trial' announced by the Department for Education."

Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag, chairman of NAJOS, added: "Not only does Ofsted appear to be targeting Jewish schools, but in some cases inspectors are coming into our Orthodox schools with a confrontational agenda, asking pupils questions that are culturally inappropriate."

'Students and staff traumatized and ashamed'

According to the reports, Ofsted carried out no-notice inspections at three Orthodox Jewish schools last month, including Beis Yaakov high school, a girls secondary school in Salford, Manchester. Pupils were said by staff to have been questioned about their use of the internet and their views on homosexuality.

Jewish News reported that during one inspection, nine-year old girls in an Orthodox Jewish primary school were asked whether they know how babies are made and whether they know any homosexuals.

NAJOS expressed "grave concerns" following reports from school administrators that Jewish girls "felt bullied into answering inspectors' questions" and that students and staff have been feeling "traumatized and ashamed."

Jeremy Dunford, head of Leeds Jewish Free School, said that Ofsted's policy "implies distrust of the profession and highlights the weakness of the inspection process.

"There seems to have been a turnaround: where faith schools were being promoted, it now feels like they're being targeted. If you target certain types of schools, then you're perpetuating stereotypes."

He added: "Turning up at the door won't solve anything. All it may do is scare people, and lead them to say the wrong thing. There should be professional dialogue, not a punitive stick."

The Guardian reports that the Jewish education community was already unhappy about Ofsted's decision last month to downgrade JFS in London – the largest Jewish school in Europe – from outstanding to "requires improvement," Ofsted’s second-lowest grade.

After another no-notice inspection, Yesodey Hatorah senior girls school, which takes pupils from the ultra-Orthodox community of north London, saw its rating fall from outstanding to good.

The NAJOS letter accused Ofsted of creating a "climate of hostility" during visits by inspectors. Ofsted said its staff were following national guidelines, some of which were introduced in the wake of the Trojan Horse scandal involving Islamic influence in schools in Birmingham.

'Inspectors are not questioning Jewish values'

Despite NAJOS' official stand, some headteachers appeared unconcerned by the current wave of inspections. Robert Leach, head of Sinai Jewish Primary School in Kenton, said he also felt scrutiny, but added: "If you have nothing to hide, then there is nothing to be concerned about. does that mean that we should allow that which the Torah condems

"There is no reason to panic. We are operating as a government-maintained school and we adhere to all the Department for Education's policies. If they turn up at our door early, it won't make much difference."

Jonathan Goldstein, chairman of the education agency Partnerships for Jewish Schools (PaJeS) warned that it was "too simplistic to immediately jump to the conclusion of unfair targeting.

"It is best to monitor the situation and review it," he said. "You cannot just isolate incidents of Jewish schools being inspected. You have to see it as a small fraction of a bigger picture.

"We must recognize the importance of the objectivity of Ofsted, which is in everybody's interest: Schools, parents and children."

Rabson's letter did not remain unanswered. According to an Ofsted spokesman, "We have written to NAJOS to respond to their concerns and to assure them that Ofsted has not been disproportionately targeting Jewish schools for unannounced inspections. Nor are we questioning Jewish values and ethos.

"Inspectors must, however, ask questions that probe the extent to which pupils are prepared for the next stage in their education or for employment and for life in modern Britain. Inspectors are asked to use "age-appropriate" questions to test children’s understanding and "tolerance" of lifestyles that may be different to their own." in short if you don't accept same sex "marriage" you fail

The Guardian notes that similar questions regarding gay "marriage" directed this year at young pupils in a conservative Muslim primary school in Luton led angry parents to confront inspectors.

According to the Guardian, the use of snap inspections came in the wake of the Trojan Horse affair, alleging Islamic involvement in state schools in Birmingham, along with a government requirement for inspectors to judge attitudes to discrimination and exposure to British values.

(ynetnews)

 

Christian school 'downgraded for failing to invite an imam to lead assembly'

Christian group warns ‘British values’ rules imposed after Trojan Horse scandal leading to schools with a religious ethos being marked down by inspectors for failing to promote ‘tolerance’


By John Bingham, Religious Affairs Editor


10:00PM BST 19 Oct 2014




A successful Christian school has been warned it is to be downgraded by inspectors and could even face closure after failing to invite a leader from another religion, such as an imam, to lead assemblies, it is claimed.

The small independent school in the Home Counties was told it is in breach of new rules intended to promote “British values” such as individual liberty and tolerance in the wake of the Trojan Horse scandal, involving infiltration by hard-line Muslim groups in Birmingham.


Details of the case are disclosed in a letter to the Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, from the Christian Institute, which is providing legal support to the school.


The group warned that the new rules intended to combat extremism are already having “disturbing consequences” for religious schools and forcing Ofsted inspectors to act in a way which undermines their ethos.


It follows complaints from orthodox Jewish schools about recent inspections in which girls from strict traditional backgrounds were allegedly asked whether they were being taught enough about lesbianism, whether they had boyfriends and if they knew where babies came from.
In the latest case inspectors are understood to have warned the head that the school, which was previously rated as “good” that it would be downgraded to "adequate" for failing to meet standards requiring it to “actively promote” harmony between different faiths because it had failed to bring in representatives from other religions.

They warned that unless the school could demonstrate how it was going to meet the new requirements there would be a further full inspection which could ultimately lead to it being closed.

A Government consultation paper published in June, explaining the new rules, makes clear that even taking children on trips to different places of worship would not be enough to be judged compliant.  do you want your kids to go to a Yeshiva to learn another religion?

The Institute, which is already planning a legal challenge to the consultation, arguing that it was rushed through during the school holidays, fears that the new guidelines could be used to clamp down on the teaching of anything deemed politically incorrect on issues such as same sex "marriage".

“Worryingly, evidence is already emerging of how the new regulations are requiring Ofsted inspection teams to behave in ways which do not respect the religious ethos of faith schools,” Simon Calvert, deputy director of the Christian Institute, told Mrs Morgan.

“The new requirements are infringing the rights of children, parents, teachers and schools to hold and practise their religious beliefs.”

Listing recent cases involving criticism of Anglican, Roman Catholic and Jewish schools by Ofsted, he added: “The Christian Institute is currently working with an independent Christian School which has been marked down by Ofsted for not promoting other faiths.

“Astonishingly it was told it should invite representatives of other faith groups to lead assemblies and lessons, such as an Imam.

“The wording of the regulations inevitably results in these kind of outcomes.

“While we obviously support attempts to address the problem of radicalisation, the current regulations fail to do this.”

A spokeswoman for Ofsted said: “Under Ofsted’s revised guidance for the inspection of schools, inspectors now pay greater attention to ensuring that schools provide a broad and balanced education for their pupils, so that young people are well prepared for the next stage in their education, or for employment and for life in modern Britain.

“Inspectors will consider the effectiveness of the school’s provision for pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and how the school’s leadership and management ensure that the curriculum actively promotes British values.

“This includes, among other factors, pupils’ acceptance and engagement of different faiths and beliefs, and their understanding and appreciation of the range of different cultures within school and further afield.”

(Telegraph) highlights my additions

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At Least 6 People Forced To Resign Due To North Carolina's Allowing Same Sex "Marriage"

NC magistrates resign over gay "marriage" rulings

When a federal judge cleared the legal path for same-sex "marriage" in North Carolina earlier this month, it set off a flurry of "weddings" and "celebrations", mostly in urban areas of the state.

But the joy was hardly unanimous, including among some public officials whose jobs include performing marriages.

At least six magistrates have quit or announced their resignations since same-sex "marriages" became legal Oct. 10, the Observer found.

Some left 20-year jobs that paid more than $50,000. Their decisions, they said, were based on religious beliefs.

“When you have convictions about something, you’ve drawn your line in the sand,” said Gayle Myrick, 64, a former Union County magistrate. “It ("marrying" gay couples) was not a consideration to me at any cost.”

Myrick joined magistrates in Gaston, Swain, Graham, Jackson and Rockingham counties who resigned – or announced plans to quit – because of the change in the marriage law. It’s unclear how many other magistrates have similar intentions.

Opponents of same-sex "marriages" said it’s likely other public officials feel the same but have chosen to keep their jobs for financial reasons.

The debate over a person’s individual rights versus their duties on the job is playing out across the country.

But the issue gets especially "murky" when it involves public officials, said Charles Haynes, director of the nonprofit Religious Freedom Center at the Newseum Institute in Washington, D.C.

“From the beginning of our history as a nation, we have always valued our liberty of conscience and freedom,” he said. “(North Carolina’s situation this also happened in New York, one of the Clerks (Karl Brabenec) who quit is now running for assembly in KJ, and parts of Ramapo Township, please vote for Karl Brabenec if you live there is one of the tougher areas, because when you work for the state, you serve the people.”

some State Republican leaders are challenging the change in the "marriage" law. On Friday, Senate leader Phil Berger and 27 other Republicans asked the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts to grant protections to officials who refuse to participate in gay "marriages" because of religious beliefs.

Supporters of same-sex "marriages" said magistrates should do their job.

“State officials don’t get to pick and choose what laws they need to follow,” said Chris Brook, legal director of the ACLU of North Carolina. “They can’t turn people away just because of who they are and who they "love".”

Decision to leave

Four years after becoming a magistrate in Swain County, Gilbert Breedlove, 57, was ordained as a Baptist minister. He preaches to about 20 worshippers in the mountain county. Breedlove saw the changes coming through the courts.

“There are many who won’t let their personal beliefs interfere with their jobs,” Breedlove said. “In this case, I had no option.”

Breedlove left the magistrate job that paid $52,000 annually, more than the county’s median household income of about $43,400.

With his minister position only part time, Breedlove said it’s unclear whether he’ll be able to make a living off it or by helping to bind and translate Bibles into American Indian languages.

“You either go for the finances or you go for the faith,” he said. “I know the Lord has something for me to do.”

Breedlove said he’s received support from family and friends, though he acknowledged that critical online comments from news articles have been hurtful. 

Like Breedlove, Tommy Holland quit the job he held since the early 1990s. He was a magistrate in Graham County, on the Tennessee line, and also earned about $52,000 a year. He, too, is Baptist.

Holland, 58, said the decision to leave was tough, but simple. The county’s three magistrates received a state memo detailing the law change and reminding them that it’s their "duty" to perform "marriage" ceremonies no matter the sexual orientation of the couple.

“When you’re a magistrate, you take the oath to uphold the law of North Carolina,” he said. “It’s up to you to honor it. I just couldn’t.”

Jackson County magistrate Jeff Powell and Gaston County magistrate William Stevenson confirmed they left because of the change but declined to comment.

Magistrates’ duties

Same-sex "marriages" became legal this month when two federal judges ruled North Carolina’s ban on gay "marriages" unconstitutional In a clear judicial legislation from the bench considering that I'm 100% sure not a single person who voted to ratify the constitutional amendments used in the decision would have agreed with their decision . Since then, 188 gay couples have "married" in Mecklenburg County, said David Granberry, register of deeds. No state figures were available.

While registers of deeds issue "marriage" licenses, magistrates perform the ceremonies. Magistrates also issue warrants and set bail. They can accept guilty pleas and payments of fines for minor misdemeanors and traffic violations. Magistrates must hold a four-year college degree or a two-year degree, plus relevant work experience, according to the state. North Carolina employed about 670 magistrates last fiscal year.

Challenging the law

Berger, the Republican senator, said he’ll craft a bill that would protect state officials who refuse – because of religious reasons – to issue "marriage" licenses or marry gay couples.  so far no bill like this was ever sponsored in NY even though we have the same problem, people like Simcha Felder have more "important" issues to deal with like kissing up to Cuomo

He discussed his plans in Rockingham County, where magistrate John Kallam Jr. said he’d rather step down than marry same-sex couples.

“Here, in Rockingham County, forcing Magistrate Kallam to give up his religious liberties to save his job is just wrong,” Berger said.

On Friday, Berger and other state Senate Republicans sent a letter to the state’s Administrative Office of the Courts director, Judge John Smith. They said the courts failed to tell magistrates of religious protections afforded to state employees.

Two magistrates told the Observer that a memo they received from the Administrative Office of the Courts hinted at criminal prosecution if they did not perform gay "marriage" ceremonies.

“Assertions amounting to threats about job loss and criminal prosecution without acknowledgment of recognized and existing workplace protections appear to have misled some supervisors to believe that the law will not tolerate the actions of reasonable men and women,” stated Berger’s letter to Smith.

James Esseks, director of the ACLU’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Project, said a law that lets government workers choose who they serve “violates the principles of fair play.

“That’s not religious freedom,” Esseks said. “That’s discrimination.” showing once again that gay rights trump religious rights in the eyes of the left, 1st for private people finally they will push it even on rabbis

A balancing act

Haynes, the director at the Newseum Institute, said he expected push-back in states with newly minted "marriage" laws. In 2012, North Carolina voters passed a state constitutional ban on gay "marriages" by approving Amendment One.

That ban, along with an existing state law limiting marriages to a man and a woman, were overturned after two federal judges said they were illegal under an earlier gay "marriage" ruling by the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Haynes said there is a balancing act between society’s interest and the interest of a person’s religious freedom.

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“Nondiscrimination and religious freedom are both core American principles,” nondiscrimination only became a value in recent years religious freedom was always one, as the former has grown into a value the later has been disintegrating he said. “If we can have "marriage" equality and also protect freedom of conscience, then I think that’s really the best way to go forward.”

Berger and House Speaker Thom Tillis have hired lawyers to appeal the federal "marriage" ruling. They’re hoping to get another hearing before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court about the legality of the state’s constitutional marriage ban.

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper said there were no more legal options left and Republican Gov. Pat McCrory said all state agencies would comply with the federal decision. showing once again that republicans can't be trusted, if McCroy had any decency or integrity he would ignore the courts Judicial activists decision and use the power of his office to force all magistrates to refuse to comply with the court and uphold the will of the people.

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