As most of you know Gil Smart from the Lancaster Newspapers came to Veritas Academy this week and made an argument advocating for Gay Marriage to our Rhetoric School. He is a likeable, gregarious, and interesting person. My purpose in his visit was to have an advocate of a culturally popular (and sinful) idea to challenge our students. My class, presently, is writing a response.

At the link below, you can see Mr. Smart’s post concerning his interaction with our students.

Smart Remarks

I will share more of the papers when they are ready during this next week. There are a few things that I would like to clarify from the post. First, we were testing his argument, so we wanted to pick it apart reasonably. We did look at biblical data on homosexuality in class. What I want from my students is not to quote Scripture to Mr. Smart in this context, but to show that his argument itself does not stand up to reasonable scrutiny. Also, I want to give special kudos to Heather Albain (best question of the day) and Jesse Brooks (most engaged student). We have a lot of work to do, but, I believe, that Mr. Smart is right on his assessment of our students. I want them to hear him and to push back respectfully, humbly, and assertively. Again, we have work to do, but I see the beginning of some really good things and I am thank to Gil Smart for his willingness to step into our context and for his kind words about our students.