Remember---it isn't this guy and his post about the books that they really hate--it's his God that they really hate....
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. Luke 19:14
"Two school board members are under fire for objecting to a pro-“LGBTQ+ Pride Month” book display targeting children in a local school library, which in at least one instance promotes what one member calls “nothing less than porn for youngsters.”
On May 26, David Valesky, a Penncrest School District board
In Valesky’s response to the local newspaper inquiry, he remained firm in his convictions.
“I make no apology for what I posted on social media. I am a Christian. I believe homosexuality is wrong in the sight of God,” he said. “I do not hate gays. I never indicated that in any way. I do not believe homosexual books or clubs have any place in our schools. If they want to have a club outside of school, that is up to them, but to push this agenda to our children in a public school is not the place or purpose of public education. The purpose of public education is to teach kids skills for life, and to be responsible and productive citizens.”
Fellow board member Luigi DeFrancesco also shared the same post on Facebook without comment but deleted it.
While Valesky’s post on Facebook elicited a broad variety of responses, it also caught the eye of a former PENNCREST student and Saegertown graduate from the Class of 2013 named Melanie Weed, who self-identifies as “queer.”
Weed created a “Change.org” petition online calling for the removal of Valesky and DeFrancesco from the PENNCREST School Board, which received local press coverage.
“I don’t believe people who spew hateful rhetoric, like that which got Matt Shepard tortured, should be in charge of making decisions for children, especially queer children,” she said.
“Kids are gonna be mean,” Weed continued. However, “(a) grown man should be held accountable for what he said.”
As of this writing, the petition, which is open to the world, has 4,756 signatures.
Twice over the last week, the Penncrest School Board meetings have hosted large crowds to discuss the issue of Valesky’s post. According to the Titusville Herald, these meetings included “a mixture of those wearing rainbow colors and pride messages and those with stickers on their shirts saying, ‘I Stand With David.’”
Different individuals testified from both camps at each meeting.
“I am enraged, I am so angry,” one parent told Erie News Now. “I think if that’s the stance Mr. Valesky wants to take, then he’s on the wrong board.”
Yet another local taxpayer, Anne Gamber, stated, “We’re not allowed
to have a Bible on the shelf at a school, but this is their religion and
their gospel. It is evil; the homosexual agenda is evil.” Lifesite
