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New Jersey High School Teacher Posts Anti-Gay Entry on Facebook

A New Jersey high school teacher became the center of a Facebook controversy on Oct. 13 after writing on the site that "homosexuality is a perverted spirit that has existed from the beginning of creation" and complaining about a school display recognizing October as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History month. The teacher, Viki Knox, posted a photo of a display from the school, Union High School in Union Township, on her personal Facebook page last week. It included photos of Virginia Woolf, Harvey Milk and Neil Patrick Harris. When a friend asked if the school had really put it up, Ms. Knox wrote that it had, and "I'm pitching a fit!" In subsequent posts, Ms. Knox, who teaches special education classes, defended her views in lengthy exchanges with other Facebook users, referring at times to God and her Christian beliefs. Click here to read more.
 
 



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