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	kidSPEAK! - Where Kids Speak Up for Free Speech!
		Betsy Hansen, a member of Pioneers for Christ, asked that an alternative viewpoint be added to the panel: that in her view, the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin.
		Hansen and her mother filed suit against the district in July 2002.
		Ann Arbor Public Schools "discriminated against Betsy Hansen on the basis of both message and religion, denying her the right to deliver her own message while at the same time affording the (Gay/Straight Alliance) the right to deliver its own religious message," Rosen ruled.
	www.kidspeakonline.org /christianstudent.htm (560 words)

	firstamendmentcenter.org: news
		Hansen, who graduated in June, said she was forced to remove comments about homosexuality from her speech to an all-school assembly and was prohibited from being on a panel that discussed religion and homosexuality.
		Hansen, who is Roman Catholic, objects to homosexuality on the basis of her religious beliefs.
		Hansen gave the speech, but didn't mention race or homosexuality because she was told not to, said Robert Muise of the Thomas More Center.
	www.firstamendmentcenter.org /news.aspx?id=3606 (452 words)

	Idaho Reports - Take It From Bob And Betsy
		Betsy lists all the tax breaks given to big business this year and predicts the lack of action on property taxes will haunt legislators next session.
		Betsy Russell of the Spokesman-Review, Greg Hahn of the Idaho Statesman and Idaho Reportsâ Joan Cartan-Hansen hit the highlights.
		That is one of the topics of discussion for political reporters Betsy Russell of the Spokesman-Review and Greg Hahn of the Idaho Statesman.
	idptv.state.id.us /idreports/BobandBetsy.cfm (1859 words)

	Hansen v. Ann Arbor Public Schools, No. 02-72802 (E.D.Mich. December 5, 2003) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Betsy Hansen, a student a Pioneer and a member of the Pioneers in Christ student religion club, attempted to either be allowed to participate in the panel herself or name a clergyman sharing her view that homosexuality is not a valid lifestyle to the panel.
		Although her request to have her viewpoint represented on the panel was rejected, school officials offered Hansen and two other students an opportunity to speak at the school’s general assembly during diversity week on the subject of “what diversity means to me.” All the students’ speeches were subject to review by the school’s administration.
		Hansen reluctantly revised it in the belief that failure to do so would be in violation of the school’s “inappropriate behavior” policy.
	www.nsba.org /site/doc.asp?TRACKID=&VID=2&CID=468&DID=32515 (731 words)

	Student wins free speech case - Interim, Oct 2004
		As was reported in the Detroit Free Press, the case emanated when Betsy Hansen was censored from speaking at a "Homosexuality and Religion" panel, sponsored by the school and organized by the school's Gay/Straight Alliance during Diversity Week.
		Hansen requested that she be allowed to invite a pro-life clergyman to sit on the panel to help her express her Catholic views.
		Hansen stated during the resulting court case that the school officials did not allow her to participate because they only wanted to present one opinion - that religion and homosexual behaviour are compatible.
	www.theinterim.com /2004/nov/06studentwins.html (504 words)

	News - Public Advocate of the United States
		Hansen has come to national attention after her alma mater, Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, refused to let her express her opinion on the morality of homosexuality during a so-called “Diversity Week” event.
		After Hansen was forbidden from taking part on the panel, school officials informed her that she could speak to the assembly instead during a student forum.
		Hansen has refused to be silenced and is now filling suit against the school district for violating her free speech rights.
	www.publicadvocateusa.org /news/article.php?article=62 (425 words)

	The Michigan Daily -- 114 Years of Editorial Freedom - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		However, the event really was not about diversity at all, as officials repeatedly denied senior Betsy Hansen her right to express her own opinions at the event.
		While Hansen’s views on homosexuality are certainly up for debate and not consistent with those of this page, the district should have respected her right to have her opinions represented.
		This prompted Hansen’s disapproval, and she asked to include an individual that would articulate her religious belief that homosexuality is wrong.
	www.michigandaily.com /vnews/display.v?TARGET=printable&article_id=4165252da1049 (519 words)

	Sample text for Library of Congress control number 2002023433
		Betsy shakes her head, and now her brothers are back with her mother.
		Betsy herself can hardly follow what he says next, except that Napoleon Bonaparte, the cause of all war and strife, has been captured and is coming to St. Helena.
		Betsy has imagined him since she was a little girl: a gangly giant in a fl cocked hat, long arms and legs, and a little body like a spider.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/samples/hol051/2002023433.html (2192 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Catholic student sues school district
		Lawyers with the Thomas More Law Center say Betsy Hansen, 18, who graduated in June from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor with "the highest honors," was prohibited by school officials from giving a speech disparaging homosexual behavior.
		He said Betsy's mother, Connie Hansen, is also suing under her rights as a parent because she has two other children – a daughter and a son – who will be attending Pioneer High School next year as a freshman and junior, respectively.
		Hansen's desire to be a part of [a] panel discussion, but for a number of reasons I'm aware that the school district did not include her on the panel."
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28258 (767 words)

	Thomas More Law Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Betsy and her mother are devout Roman Catholics who object to the school promoting activity that is contrary to their religious beliefs.
		School officials claimed that Betsy’s religious view toward homosexuality was a “negative” message and would “water-down” the “positive” religious message that they wanted to convey; that is, that homosexual behavior and religion are compatible, and that homosexual behavior is not immoral or sinful.
		Betsy’s mother, Connie Hansen, is suing because, as a parent, she objects to the Ann Arbor school’s practice of promoting religious beliefs that conflict with her private religious beliefs, the religious beliefs of her children, and the religious beliefs of her family.
	www.thomasmore.org /show_news.html?NewsID=66 (642 words)

	Christians should be vocal after school speech victory - 10/12/04 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		School officials also censored Hansen's speech on the topic "What Diversity Means to Me" because her view of "diversity," particularly regarding homosexuality, differed with the school's view.
		Hansen's "civil liberties" are not the kind that the ACLU seeks to protect.
		Betsy Hansen is a shining example for other Christian students who find themselves in a culture that is increasingly hostile and condescending toward their religious beliefs.
	www.detnews.com /2004/editorial/0410/14/a09-300368.htm (776 words)

	Number 2 Pencil: Ann Arbor's celebration of "diversity"
		Betsy Hansen's speech was at a mandatory school assembly meant to promote diversity.
		Hansen missed due to illness, was so sparse that the organizers had to hold a second "mandatory" meeting, at which Ms.
		Hansen's request, viz the make-up of the panel, based on her missing the first "mandatory" meeting was clearly pretextual.
	www.kimberlyswygert.com /archives/001669.html (1716 words)

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		...the desire of some students in Pioneers for Christ (including Betsy Hansen) to have their view presented at the religion and homosexuality panel as they had in previous years when it was focused more on sexual orientation than the relationship between sexuality and religion.
		Despite the advocacy of her PFC advisors, ultimately, it was decided that neither Betsy nor any representative who would express Betsy’s religious view would be permitted to speak on the panel.
		Korzdorfer testified that she chose Betsy as one of three students to make a speech on "what diversity means to me" as "an offer of good will," because she knew that Betsy was upset about the Homosexuality and Religion panel.
	www.rasmusen.org /w/2003/03.12.23c.htm (813 words)

	Suppressed News \| School Censors Christian, Girl Sues
		An attorney for Betsy Hansen, a Roman Catholic who just graduated from Pioneer High School says she was not allowed to present the traditional Christian view that homosexual behavior is sinful.
		Hansen's speech, the school administration redacted the critical portion of her speech, saying her criticism would "water down [any] positive message they were trying to convey during Diversity Week." SuppressedNews.com has decided to print the portion of her speech found so offensive by the school officials.
		Hansen's lawsuit also says although the school did bring in clergy, they were only those who felt homosexuality iscompatible with faith and morals.
	www.suppressednews.com /newsitems/national/EpFpFlVFylHgmvbxIN.html (316 words)

	The Center for American Cultural Renewal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During the 2002 “Diversity Week” program, Pioneer High School officials prevented Hansen from expressing her Roman Catholic view against homosexuality at a “Homosexuality and Religion” panel sponsored by the school, and also refused Hansen’s request to have a panel member who would express her Roman Catholic belief against homosexuality.
		Hansen objected to the fact that school officials had handpicked religious leaders who endorsed the school’s pro-homosexual agenda.
		In response, school officials claimed that Hansen’s religious view toward homosexuality was a “negative” message and would “water-down” the “positive” religious message that they wanted to convey—that homosexuality was consistent with Christianity and that homosexual behavior is not immoral or sinful.
	www.cfacr.org /issues/speech/2004-10-27-school-censor-case-lost.shtml (448 words)

	gfn.com - Daily News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		According to the suit, Hansen, who is Roman Catholic, objects to homosexuality based on her religious beliefs.
		According to the lawsuit, school officials allowed Hansen to speak at a student assembly but removed comments about homosexuality from her speech.
		Hansen says school officials also rebuffed her attempts to include her beliefs in a panel discussion on homosexuality and religion.
	www.gfn.com /news/story.phtml?sid=11853 (153 words)

	A Plumbline in the Wind (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Hansens (and Ralph Martin, also mentioned in the article) are members of my parish, Christ the King.
		Betsy was a member of Pioneers for Christ, of which Elizabeth is now a member.
		I'm sure the usual spokesmen will emerge and complain that the court is legalizing hate; but I know that neither Betsy nor any member of her family hates anyone.
	dieterich.blogspot.com /2003_11_30_dieterich_archive.html (1316 words)

	GatherNews - Michigan Student Vindicated in Bold Stand Against School's Pro-Homosexual Agenda
		Hansen, a Roman Catholic, had been asked to give a speech on the topic "What Diversity Means to Me" and to present it during a "Homosexuality and Religion" panel.
		In addition, the lawsuit alleged that school officials coerced students to accept the religious belief that homosexual activity is not immoral or sinful, in violation of the Constitution.
		Hansen's attorney, Robert Muise with the Thomas More Law Center, says the ruling is a rare decision from a federal judge.
	www.gatherinhisname.com /christian-news/262.html (592 words)

	Free-speech ruling costs Ann Arbor schools $102,738
		Hansen, then a senior, alleged that teachers and school officials refused her request to include a clergyman on the panel to present a view in keeping with her traditional Catholic beliefs.
		School officials countered that Hansen failed to attend the required planning sessions or provide the name of a clergy member to represent her viewpoint.
		Hansen, a Pioneer honors graduate and a junior at the University of Florida in Gainesville, said she is pleased by the decision: "I hope this will have an influence on other schools in the future so that other opinions are heard, especially Christian views."
	www.freep.com /news/metro/hansen2e_20041002.htm (516 words)

	American Family Association - AgapePress news
		The school rejected student Betsy Hansen's request to include a panel member who would express her Roman Catholic views against homosexuality.
		Hansen objected to the fact that school officials had handpicked clergy who endorsed the school's pro-homosexual agenda.
		Judge Rosen ruled in favor of Hansen and gave an opinion that blistered Ann Arbor Schools' "diversity program." In that opinion he pointed out the "ironic, and unfortunate, paradox of a public high school celebrating 'diversity' by refusing to permit the presentation to students of an 'unwelcomed' viewpoint...
	headlines.agapepress.org /archive/10/afa/112004a.asp (535 words)

	School System Pays for Squelching Student's Viewpoint on Homosexuality -- 10/05/2004
		During her high school's annual "Diversity Week" program, Betsy Hansen says she was not allowed to express her belief against homosexuality.
		Hansen also complained about a school-sponsored "Homosexuality and Religion" panel, which, she said, was stacked with religious leaders who endorsed her school's pro-homosexual agenda.
		"Betsy Hansen's courageous refusal to be silenced is an example to other Christian students who are being discriminated against because of their religious beliefs," Thompson added.
	www.cnsnews.com /ViewPrint.asp?Page=\Culture\archive\200410\CUL20041005b.html (386 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Judge: 'Gay'-diversity week violated rights of Christian
		The case involved a federal lawsuit filed by the Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm, on behalf of student Betsy Hansen, whose religious views against homosexuality were censored and excluded from the program held at Ann Arbor's Pioneer High School.
		School officials claimed Betsy's religious view toward homosexuality was a ''negative'' message and would ''water-down'' the ''positive'' religious message that they wanted to convey — that homosexual behavior is not immoral or sinful.
		Moreover, the lawsuit alleged that school officials coerced students to accept the religious belief that homosexual activity is not immoral or sinful in violation of the Constitution.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=35999 (543 words)

	Philosophy Forum -> Celebrate Diversity, Unless We Disagree with You (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		School officials claimed that Betsy’s religious view toward homosexuality was a “negative” message and would “water-down” the “positive” religious message that they wanted to convey—that homosexual behavior is not immoral or sinful.
		When she has an innately offensive view point (who wouldnt take offense to being condemned to hell?) i believe it is in the interest of the school not to prove her that medium.
		I would not want to put words into Hansen's mouth after others have censored her, but I think it is important to make a small but crucial distinction.
	forum.darwinawards.com /index.php?showtopic=5076&view=getnewpost (4584 words)

	Concerned Women for America - Public School Must Pay for Censoring Christian Student
		In March 2002, at Pioneer High School’s “Diversity Week” program, Elizabeth “Betsy” Hansen, then a senior, was told she could not express her Roman Catholic viewpoint at the school’s “Homosexuality and Religion” panel discussion.
		It was only after one faculty member concerned about a civil rights lawsuit canceled the panel, which was then reinstated by another school official after the Gay/Straight Alliance’s outcry, that Betsy was informed that her absence from the first mandatory meeting prevented her or her clergy representative from participating.
		As Betsy experienced, it is not easy to speak out in an era when many call evil good and good evil.
	cwfa.org /articledisplay.asp?id=6565&department=LEGAL&... (610 words)

	Catholic Law Center Wins Free Speech Victory
		Hansen had been banned from expressing her religious beliefs about homosexuality in 2002 during a "Diversity Week" program at Pioneer High School.
		The school had sponsored a "Homosexuality and Religion" discussion panel but had refused Hansen's request to include a panel member who would express Catholic beliefs about homosexuality.
		The school claimed that Hansen's message was negative and would have watered down the "positive" religious message they wanted to convey--that homosexual behavior was consistent with Christian teachings.
	www.narth.com /docs/lawcenter.html (249 words)

	WorldNetDaily: A federal judge gets one right (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		At Pioneer High School, education officials prohibited Betsy Hansen from expressing her biblically based beliefs at what was called a "Homosexuality and Religion" panel.
		In addition, Miss Hansen had planned to give a speech on the topic, "What Diversity Means to Me." But hip school officials balked at the speech, saying that Betsy's religious view toward homosexuality was a "negative" message and would "water down" the "positive" religious message being conveyed.
		I pray that there are thousands of Betsy Hansens across this nation who will not stand idly by while their religious views are trampled on by politically correct school officials.
	www.wnd.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=36107 (839 words)

	Blogcritics.org: On Being Offended
		A student, Betsy Hansen, requested to share her Catholic-based views that homosexuality is a sin in a discussion group created by the Gay/Straight Alliance.
		Offenses are all around, but, in the case of Betsy Hansen, the law has spoken about her right to free speech.
		After the ruling in Betsy Hansen’s case, there were several letters to the editor in the Ann Arbor News that raised some good points.
	blogcritics.org /archives/2003/12/29/113702.php (3510 words)

	Blue Jay in Brigham City, Box Elder County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Her name is Pat Hansen, a very nice lady, who is happy to have birders come to visit.
		She advises that birders should park on the street and go around the carport side of her house to look at feeders in the back yard.
		The address is: 220 South 300 West Brigham City 435-723-3650 Betsy Beneke Outdoor Recreation Planner Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge 58 South 950 West Brigham City UT 84302 435-723-5887 ext.
	www.utahbirds.org /listarchives/birdnet/msg00954.html (216 words)

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