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Hate crimes are not "thought police" or "thought crimes." That's another discussion for another day. This bill is not about thought crimes. This bill is not as presented by Outkast or WND. This bill only "would prohibit instruction or activity or the use of any instructional materials in public schools that reflects adversely upon any persons because of their sexual orientation or actual or perceived gender."
Meaning that it would forbid bigots from coming into schools and teaching homosexuality is an abomination, etc. The "hate crimes" reference is ONLY to the definition of what abstinence-only activists can say or use. You say the classroom should be neutral, this bill makes it neutral.
"The bill also prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or actual or perceived gender in any program or activity conducted by a school that receives state financial assistance." This isn't hate crimes legislation, this requires schools to teach and treat each child even-handedly.
You think this is overreaching? Take a look at the abstinence-based curricula some time and what some of it says about homosexuality. If it's addressed at all. Abstinence-only rarely addresses reality and it goes far beyond the bounds you set above about teaching morality.
Pertaining to another state but the goal of abstinence-only is very much the same across state lines: 'The guidelines governing abstinence-only-until-marriage programs explicitly state that students must be taught that abstinence from sex is the “expected standard of sexual activity†outside of a mutually monogamous relationship within the context of marriage. Throughout the curricula, marriage must be defined as a legal union between one man and one woman. Students must also be taught that sex outside of marriage may have harmful psychological and physical effects. Sadly, many abstinence-only-until-marriage programs also show a clear bias against homosexuality. For example, CLUE 2000 actually equates homosexuality with incest or pedophilia. These curricula presume an entirely heterosexual audience. Moreover, they reinforce negative assumptions about same sex relationships: that same sex relationships are less than heterosexual relationships because same sex couples are not permitted to marry; that same sex relationships either do not exist or should be invisible; that same sex relationships are akin to immoral or criminal behavior; that same sex relationships are harmful or damaging because they occur outside the bounds of marriage; and that same sex relationships can never be as enduring, loving or stable as heterosexual relationships.' https://www.aac.org/site/PageServer?pagename=action_abonly#3
How is that neutral?
I think if you dig deeper you'll agree with me. My approach is a lot closer to what you're advocating that then bullshit put forward by Outkast.
That's hilarious.
I call eky out for his hyperbole, I called Outkast out for the same crap from the other side. The website where he got his disinformation is hardly the epitome of unbiased journalism. They routinely sensationalize "cultural" and "values" issues to foment outrage among the extreme right -- such as when they caused a big circus about Terri Schiavo. This is one of the kook sites that carried an article shortly after 9/11 that said, "God (has) raised up Shiite Islam as a sword against America." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldNetDaily
As to their coverage of the bill in question, read it for yourself. It does NOT invoke special rights for anyone. It "would prohibit instruction or activity or the use of any instructional materials in public schools that reflects adversely upon any persons because of their sexual orientation or actual or perceived gender. The bill also prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or actual or perceived gender in any program or activity conducted by a school that receives state financial assistance." https://www.hrc.org/issues/parenting/5308.htm
But that's only part of it. "This bill would revise the list of prohibited bases of discrimination and the kinds of prohibited instruction, activities, and instructional materials and instead, would refer to disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic contained in the definition of hate crimes that is contained in the Penal Code. The bill would define disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation for this purpose. "
The full text is available here: https://leginfo.public.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_777_bill_20070409_amended_sen_v98.html
Please at least skim through so you'll know it's not merely about sexual orientation as Outkast's deceitful source says. Look for this and tell me what's objectionable about it: " 46192. Each clock hour of teaching time devoted to the individual instruction of physically handicapped adults with physical disabilities who are patients in a tuberculosis ward or hospital maintained by one or more counties shall count as one day of attendance but no such adult shall be credited with more than one day of attendance in any calendar day."
Do they hate kids with TB as much as they hate homosexuals?
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Sorry you're going through this. Sometimes taking a break here and there helps couples realize how much they want to be together, sometimes it confirms how much they really don't. That can be scary either way but so is trying to tough it out and not liking it at all. Hope things can get sorted out for you soon.
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People of other religions are often much happier than Christians and have contentment without Jesus. Many of them are wealthier and healthier than those who walk around thinking about Jesus 24/7/365 (366 in leap years). Are they making right decisions and being blessed? Does God "make the sun shine and rain fall on the just and unjust"? If so, why do Christians keep bringing up Jesus as a placebo that makes them feel good if people can feel just as well or better without him? Where does the Bible teach that Jesus fills holes in our lives and keeps us from hungering after other things? Or is that Christian pop psychology?
Russia will reflexively object to *anything* the US does involving missiles, just as we would if they were going to shoot down an errant satellite. Look at eastern Europe and remember Russia's objections to NATO/EU expansion of states formerly under Russian control. Their objections are for stirring up passions that shouldn't be stirred up.
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