The author of Right/Wrong needs to learn how to have a valid argument and learn how to spell. Obomination is not a word; abomination is. Also it's Sodom and Gomorrah. It's spelled correctly in the Bible from which you misquote/paraphrase. Fear and hatred spring from ignorance.

I wonder why the superintendent appologized to parents against the pictures.That is just reinforcing intolerance.So now does the Superintendent also intend to appologize to the gay students?After all they deserve an appology as well for the closed mindedness the School Superintendent helped to reinforce by appologizing to parents.You dont have to agree with gay /lesbian lifestyle but you dont have the right to discriminate against them due their sexual orientation and exclude them from school activities due to sexual orientation .I bet ACLU would love to chomp on this .

FYI: Clovis is not even in Texas!

— Alyssa B, Texas…
“So is there a page dedicated to hetrosexual couples? I hope so.”
Read the article genius. Quote: “The article also features heterosexual couples.”

— L E, Amarillo….
“It's still wrong and immoral. Most, not all, but most think so.”
Of the 16 comments posted, only 2 are negative (including yours). Do the math, if your capable.

Is it correct to be gay. Well that is a question that god is to judge. Jesus did leave examples of his feelings towards, adultry, and homosexuality. He stated that it was an obomination to god. Some of you should read the passage of Saddam and Gamora. It was a bad place. I would hate to have some of those things happen to the USA. It also says that the Union of Matomony is to be between One Man and One Woman. Nothing I have ever found says diffrent. Also The Holy bible says not to add or take from gods word. His word is final. I understand people do lots of things, and make choices that may be right or wrong. I dont pass judgment. Your choices must be true to your own heart. If you so choose this lifestyle, I can deal with it. But dont think I will not fight for the Constitution that our Fathers wrote, based on the Bible. Those Laws will stand in my house always. I will work with you because I must, I will walk with you because I must not pass any judgment. My own personal choices will be right, and hopefully we will all make it to Heaven. Unfortunatly we all will not, and that is what the Bible Tells Me SO.

I hardly see this as consequential. How can church leaders even begin to think that marginalizing gay couples is at the top of our collective agenda, when poverty and disease still exist? One of the few things that need to be set "straight" in this controversy is the religious right's priorities. If only East Texas could be more socially dignified... The Christian Fascists would never allow progress, though. Homophobia, racism, sexism, and xenophobia all inhabit the strata of our world.

Today's kids generally realize that being gay is OK. It is awesome these students treat and respect their gay friends as they do their straight friends. Maybe it is time that we as adults learn a social lesson from our kids. I applaud these children and see it as another step in promoting an understanding of the importance of equal rights for all people.

HOORAY FOR THE TEACHER , STUDENTS . HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH AND BE PROUD. I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE IN AMOTHER POST SO I AM REPEATING IT TODAY ." WHY DO PEOPLE WITH CLOSED MINDS ALWAYS OPEN THEIR MOUTHS?"

These kids are our future. What a gift. As these kids get older, they can look back on their experience in positive ways. Straight or gay, this generation is much more accepting of differences - remarkably different than generations of the past. I suspect that when these kids are older, these comments will be a shameful relic of the past - Ally from Denver.

So many times we as human beings allow ourselves to hide our hatreds and evil that we do to our fellow man behind religion. As a born and bred Texan I take great pride in my state but sometimes I shake my head and want to kick my neighbor in the head. As the Jews were in Europe and African Americans were in the south gays are the new litmus test of how unconditionally we care for our fellow man. We hide behind religion to hide our evils, to disguise our hatreds.

How dare we attack a teacher let alone our children for who they love. Until the day that teacher is celebrated for the courage she had in supporting the downtrodden and not forced to resign, then we are failing as loving human beings. Yes I am calling the school officials out for hiding the fact she was forced out, anyone can read between the lines, then we are not truly walking in Christ's footsteps.

God cares that we are loving souls not who we love. And before anyone starts quoting scripture to me, don't bother as I have read the Bible cover to cover over a year and a half. While it has done great good let us not forget it had been used to justify slavery and to murder untold people in the inquisition.

Today I don't feel pride for Texas but great shame. But I believe in good overcoming evil and hope the good people of Texas put behind old prejudices and start to do as Jesus told us to do and that is to love our brother as we love ourselves. God bless those kids and that teacher know that you are right and stand proud as history will prove you to be the good guys.

I grew up in a small Texas town north of Dallas and came out as a gay man in highschool. It was 1990 and proudly I was the first "out" student in my town's history. I came out at the begining of my junior year and subsequently endured two years of death threats and verbal abuse. I could not even eat my lunch with the student body because of food being throne at me. We should be proud as Texans and Americans that we have educators like this that do not view homosexuals as secondclass citizens to be hidden in the shadows. We do not want to be the same as heterosexual persons. What we do want is the same respect and rights as Americans.

Gay couples will not disappear even if they are edited out of the yearbook. I applaud the students! Now quickly graduate and move away to Austin or out of Texas.

They are students just like everyone else. I applaud the yearbook staff.

How wonderful to hear of such enlightened students in Texas of all places! There is hope for our country. We are so proud of those kids...gay, straight, whatever! They are more mature than many of us.

In the end, We are judged by the way we treat our fellow man, and the world around us. The shame is intolerance.

I live in a state that has legalized gay marriage.It has not shook my world,and has not changed the way I conduct business. The values we teach our children,as our parents before us, have to be stronger than ever. The reason we get married to begin with, is to provide a stable situation in order to have kids,and raise a family. Will this happen in a homosexual envirenment? Massachusetts enacted this in 2004. Not enough time has elapsed, for this answer to emerge.Homosexuality is like mental illness,However mentally ill people can get married. How is our future generations to be served by this. With honor, or with shame?

Whether it is a part of our world or not shouldn't be the factor. It's still wrong and immoral. Most, not all, but most think so.

Well i honestly think it shouldn't be that big of a deal. I mean it is everywhere around the world so why can't people just accept it? Just because a few people don't approve of it doesn't mean it should be made a big deal. We're students a CHS And we see it everyday, most people just dont look if they dont like it. But it is a part of everyday life so they just need to move on and leave this subject alone. It's there choice to show there sexuality but there born the way they are.

Although I do not agree with homosexuality, it is a part of our world. I had many friends in high school that were "gay." The problem I have with this issue is that most homosexuals state they want to be "just like any heterosexual couple" correct? So is there a page dedicated to hetrosexual couples? I hope so. Other than that, if it is part of your high school life, put it in the high school yearbook! It's to remember everything about high school, not just the things we want to remember. I want also want to offer my kudos to the students and teachers of the yearbook staff for not being intimidated by the potential controversy.

Lets all just keep our head in the sand. Not allow couples the freedom so many take for granted. Why not allow gay couples marriage rights, insurance rights, all the same rights we may share as hetro couples. Lets face it, we as hetro couples do enough to damage the "sanctity" of marriage. And if you don't believe me, just put your head back in your prayer book, and stay oblivious to the world around you. BRAVO to the year book team and their maturity to be brave enough to allow all persons to celebrate this time in their lives!

The one thing that these "church leaders" need to keep in mind is that this is not a church directory, this is a high school yearbook. Whether some of these leaders realize it or not, this is what is going on on the high school campus. Our students are faced with a lot of different backgrounds, ethnicities, and yes, sexual orientations. You don't have to agree with it, but the yearbook does belong to the students of the school. It should be up them, within reason, what will be put on the pages. Yes, I know that the local churches have paid for ads, but it is an artisitc expression of the yearbook staff. And how many pages are there in the yearbook that did not offend anyone? They are taking two pages with one picture each page. I think there are bigger issues in the community that need the attention.