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Discussion: Anti-bullying Laws a Threat to Religious Freedom?
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Anti-bullying Laws a Threat to Religious Freedom?
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Anti-bullying legislation may seem unlikely to spark controversy, but there are groups working to overturn new laws in the name of religious freedom.
Focus on the Family is planning to counter the "Day of Silence," an annual event to protest LGBT bullying set for April 20, with its own "Day of Dialogue". The evangelical organization's aim is to muffle an effort that "crosses the line in a lot of ways beyond bullying into indoctrination, just promoting homosexuality and transgenderism."
The group has been advocating an anti-anti-bullying message for years. When a California school adopted an anti-bullying rule that mentioned gays and lesbians in 2010, backlash ensued.
"The school introduced anti-bullying lessons, but really they're teaching elementary school kids about gay marriage," Candi Cushman, education analyst for Focus on the Family, told ABC. "We think parents should have the right to teach kids about it in their own way."
In March, a Christian hard rock band delivered an unusual message to Iowa high school students at an assembly about bullying. "They told these kids that anyone who was gay was going to die at the age of 42," one parent told the La Crosse Tribune.
Socially conservative groups nationwide have lobbied state legislatures to strike down and limit anti-bullying measures, The Guardian's Katherine Stewart reports.
Last month a Christian, family-values lobbying group convinced Arizona lawmakers to kill an anti-bullying bill that it said carried a gay friendly agenda, according to the Arizona Daily Star. The state Senate's minority leader, David Schapira, blamed the president of the lobbying group for killing the bill, calling her a "legislative terrorist."
"Cathi Herrod, an unelected lobbyist, killed a bill that would protect all Arizona kids purely because of her intolerance of gay kids," he said.
Materials on the Center for Arizona Policy's site tell Christian parents that their children have the responsibility to share their faith with others, and Herrod, the center's president, wrote in a statement that she opposed the anti-bullying bill in Arizona because it encouraged LBGT tolerance.
Anti-bullying backlash doesn't only come from Christian groups. Orthodox Jewish and Christian groups came together in Toronto last year to protest an anti-bullying measure “as a vehicle to indoctrinate children into embracing a new sexual revolution.” It focused on the measure's call to establish a gay-straight alliance, and add support for students of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
“To force, especially Christian, classrooms or schools to have homosexual clubs would, of course, be an affront to their family values,” said Charles McVety, president of Christian Canada College. “And what does this have to do with bullying? Nothing.”
Besides loving thy neighbor, what does the Bible say about bullying?
“Anyone who claims to be in the light, but hates his brother is still in the darkness.” 1 John 2:9
According to bullyingstatistics.org, 9 out of 10 LBGT teens report being bullied at school and these students are two to three times more likely to commit suicide than their straight peers.
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This is such a ridiculous argument. It's not even like all kids that are bullied are gay  Your thoughts?
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Most are bullied for being gay, but what's wrong with teaching kids about LBGT? At least it puts an image for them to either support it, or hate it.
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Ugh, these people are utterly disgusting. Christians are the worst. Suspend all these ****ers who participate in this "Day of Dialogue."
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SMH, That is so ridiculous.
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I would not even say MOST that are bullied are gay. Gays are a small minority. People are picked on for being shy, short, ''ugly'', nerdy, etc. To oppose this legislation because it teaches compassion...I can't
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Focus on The Family is nothing more than a hate group and a cyst on Human Relations improvement. **** them.
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Originally posted by feuxtography
Christians are the worst.
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What a stupid generalisation.
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I swear, some people in the South still wave that damn Confederate Flag around and think slavery is still legal. 
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Originally posted by Thisisit
What a stupid generalisation.
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How is teaching tolerance attacking religion? I was raised not to hate Gays but I'm still Christian. This is silly. 
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How is teaching tolerance attacking religion? I was raised not to hate Gays but I'm still Christian. This is silly. |
Right, this is a minority of Christians. It's like commenting on an article about al qaeda saying "Muslims  they're the worst" except the latter is seen as intolerant whereas bashing Christianity is a-ok.
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Once again it is proven that Religion is still the biggest progress stopper in history of mankind.
Nothing new here...
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Originally posted by Thisisit
What a stupid generalisation.
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Exactly.
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Anti-bullying backlash doesn't only come from Christian groups. Orthodox Jewish and Christian groups came together in Toronto last year to protest an anti-bullying measure “as a vehicle to indoctrinate children into embracing a new sexual revolution.”
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Originally posted by katara
Once again it is proven that Religion is still the biggest progress stopper in history of mankind.
Nothing new here...
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Without religion civilization would not exist.
I can never stop laughing at how angsty tweens on the interwebz can't grasp the importance or complexity of religion.
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Without religion civilization would not exist.
I can never stop laughing at how angsty tweens on the interwebz can't grasp the importance or complexity of religion.
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Forget it! How exactly would civilization not exist without religion? Explain!
I know religion is a big part of humankind history, but you simply can't ignore the million times religion was a rock in the way of development and progression. Have you never heard of the Dark Age?
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Originally posted by feuxtography
Ugh, these people are utterly disgusting. Christians are the worst. Suspend all these ****ers who participate in this "Day of Dialogue."
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+1 for the true tea
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Originally posted by Thisisit
Right, this is a minority of Christians. It's like commenting on an article about al qaeda saying "Muslims they're the worst" except the latter is seen as intolerant whereas bashing Christianity is a-ok. |
if that was true gays would have equal rights.
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Being able to attend 13 years of mandatory school without being bullied and harassed > being able to spew your ****** conservative views in everybody's face. They can seethe and suffer.
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Horrible.
Just when I taught acceptance towards homosexuality was growing, articles like these pop out.
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Man, Christians need to get their **** together or just keep their mouths shut and be alienated if they can't accept other's views.
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Originally posted by feuxtography
Ugh, these people are utterly disgusting. Christians are the worst. Suspend all these ****ers who participate in this "Day of Dialogue."
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As it has already been said, what a stupid and exaggerated generalisation.
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Why can't people just leave us alone, and deal! Some people are gay,striaght,black,white,blonde, and everthing in between! You ARE NOT going to get rid of us, so stop trying!!
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