Letter to the Editor:
“There are many ways to save our children these days, most of us are just posting articles online or sharing posts; Not that effective. Maybe this letter will help one situation.
Here is the thing…. Saving our Children has to start at home. It has to start locally. President Trump cannot “save” our children. We have to start standing up for things that are right.
This is the kind of thing I am talking about; there is a local school board election in Evansville, Indiana. We must start standing up for what is true and right on the local level before we will see changes happen in our states or in our nation.
Click here for a link with a run down of the candidates.
This woman, Amy Word, is running for school board and has the endorsement of some of the teacher associations. (Word has also recently claimed she also has the endorsement of JPAC, but this has since been disproven.) Her Facebook page indicates this is her first foray into politics but she has political ambitions to become the mayor of Evansville.
This picture is a little risqué…if you check out her Instagram account, there are pictures posted of her laying on a bed in a black lace thing. She looks like someone I want influencing my daughter (sense the sarcasm) ….I wouldn’t allow my 12 year old son to see this photo much less her Instagram. Listen, I get it, I am extremely “busty” myself, but this is beyond cleavage. It is not appropriate, but let’s put her on our school board.
Amy endorsed an event that featured men is drag at a bar she owns in Evansville. She called it “kid-friendly”. Scantily clothed men, dressed as women performing in a club is not kid-friendly. People consuming copious amounts of liquor is not “kid-friendly” for most people.
A local woman, standing up for what she believes in posted this:
As you can see, Amy Word’s response was to repost with the comment “And another. Internet do your thing”. Then she adds a disclaimer about bigotry and homophobia and being kind.
At no point did the poster say anything bigoted (Intolerance toward those who have a differing opinion) or homophobic (nothing was said about homosexuality at any point). She pointed out that this type of event is not kid-
friendly. She was not hateful. She did not shame anyone. She simply stood up for her opinion. She did not insight people to harass Amy Word. She did encourage those who agree with her to NOT support Amy Word being elected.
The result of the post….the bulling began to flow. Amy and her friends posted mocking, hateful things. They began harassing the poster.
IT DIDN’T STOP THERE.
Some of Amy’s supporters attempted to confront the woman who posted AT THE GROCERY STORE. They are stalking her.
Amy Word and her “goons” performed a virtual crucifixion. It was nothing more than bulling, mocking and intimidations. They “reported her” to Facebook as hate speech. Facebook responded to the post saying it was NOT “hate speech”. They called her a bigot and a homophobe…. which does not seem at all to be the case.
Maybe Christians in Evansville, Indiana don’t mind that a woman making decisions for their children’s education and future, believes children should hang out in bars with performances of scantily clad men dressed as women while people have pitchers of hard liquor….maybe they don’t care. Or maybe they too are afraid of Amy’s “goons”.
When you are running for public office stick to the facts; stick to what makes you best candidate. What does make Amy Word a good candidate? What qualifies Amy Word to run for the school board? From 1997 to 2003 she taught 
middle school. Almost 20 years ago, she was a teacher. She was never employed as an administrator or worked with city or school budgets (that research shows). This is the first time she has run for public office. Her Facebook posts indicate she views this as a “first step” to holding public office. There is much more to leadership than presenting well on social media or advertising and running a couple of small businesses. There is much more to being a leader than being “liked” by people.
Amy says, “She’s running on a three-pronged platform of proven leadership, accountability and transparency.” (according to Courier and Press). Let’s talk about accountably. Clearly, Amy Word does not respect people with beliefs that differ from her beliefs. She thinks people of faith are stupid and groups them all together as homophobic and bigots. Let’s hold Amy accountable for her words, actions and her “leadership” in this situation.
Amy Word promoting online bullying says more about her character than any thing else she has said. How will Amy Word stop students from online bullying if she is promoting it?
Several of her own potential constituents posted comments that pointed out this was bullying; that Word was promoting bullying. Her response? Check out this image.
Amy believes if you do not like what someone else believes, it is okay to bully them.
I hope that there is some kind of silent majority of Christians is Evansville Indiana that vote. I hope there are some praying people in the Evansville community. I hope those people stand up for what is right and righteous.
Say a prayer for the school board election in Evansville. If you know anyone in the region, please share this post with them. If you live in the region, there are several other options to fill these two seats on the school board… GO VOTE.”
Images and screenshots from Facebook.
