"The Truth Is In The Scriptures..."

"At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes."

Matthew 11:25, KJV

Kameron Slade, a Queens, NYC fifth grader won a class contest to deliver speech at a school-wide competition, but his principal threatened to remove him from the contest if he did not change the topic of his speech from marriage equality.  Young Kameron complied and instead competed with a speech on animal cruelty, but the ensuing public outcry over his principal's censorship has resulted in his original speech being received by a far larger audience.  

His original speech, released by the websites NY1 and Think Progress has gone viral, and his story has been featured across the web including in an article on Huffington Post . In his speech, he says:

Some people are for same-gender marriage, while others are against it. Like President Obama, I believe that all people should have the right to marry whoever they want. Marriage is about love, support, and commitment. So who are we to judge? If we judge people like this, this is a form of prejudice. We must learn to accept all differences.[...]

My mom is very open to me about same-gender marriage. However, some adults may feel uncomfortable and think it’s inappropriate to talk about this to children. I think adults must realize that as children get older, they become aware of these mature issues that are going on in the world. If children read or watch the news, they can learn about things like same-gender marriage, so what’s the point in trying to hide it?

In conclusion, I hope that everyone understands how important it is to respect everyone for who they are. Same-gender marriage is becoming more popular. I believe that same-gender marriage should be accepted worldwide and that parents and teachers should start to discuss these issues without shame to their children.

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The Chancellor of the NYC Public Schools has since intervened in the matter, and Kameron will be allowed to give his original speech to an audience of his fellow 5th graders at a special assembly on Monday.

"Fear Eats the Soul"