Tennessee Anti-Bullying Law Change Could Allow Students To Speak Out Against Gays For Religious Reas - Polidicks

[quote]Less than one month after a local gay teen took his own life after allegedly being tormented at his high school, a proposed change in a Tennessee law could protect students who engage in anti-gay bullying if they do so for religious reasons. As local news channel WSMV is reporting, the proposed law change by state lawmakers would allow students to speak out against homosexuality without punishment if that's what their religious beliefs call for. The bill is reportedly a top priority for the conservative Family Action Council of Tennessee -- as the Chattanooga Times Free Press notes, the group's December newsletter says it hopes "to make sure [the law] protects the religious liberty and free speech rights of students who want to express their views on homosexuality." Added conservative activist David Fowler, a former Republican state senator who is now Family Action Council president: "The purpose is to stop bullying, not create special classes of people who are more important than others." Still, many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community activists, as well as local student groups, have cited the recent case of Jacob Rogers, who took his own life in December after friends say he was subjected to anti-gay remarks at his high school, in arguments against the law change. Leaders of the LGBT advocacy group Tennessee Equality Project contend the legislation would allow students to hide their irrational biases behind an extreme religious belief, according to the Associated Press. "This kind of legislation can send a message that it's ok to hate and we'll even give you religious sanction for it," Tennessee Equality Project official Chris Sanders tells WSMV. "What if one student calls another one a sinner, or a sodomite or says you're perverted or you're unnatural or you are going to hell? That's where it gets really dicey." Meanwhile, Fowler reportedly blamed Rogers' death on the student's struggles with alcohol and drug abuse, as well as an eating disorder, according to Nashville Scene. Take a look at some other recent anti-gay bullying cases and other events below: [/quote] [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/04/tennessee-anti-bullying-law-change-gays-religion-_n_1183915.html?ref=gay-voices#s415519&title=Tyler_Clementi[/url]

Religon..

This same thing happened in a different state recently, this isn't late.

Can I speak out against religion for atheistic reasons?

I think everyone can agree, Fucking religion, man.

[quote]Meanwhile, Fowler reportedly blamed Rogers' death on the student's struggles with alcohol and drug abuse, as well as an eating disorder, according to Nashville Scene.[/quote] I would hardly be surprised that any such problems were a result of the bullying. Seriously, I am getting sick of this argument. [quote] "...not create special classes of people who are more important than others."[/quote] Ask any homosexual person if they want to be more important. It is about them wanting equality, not inequality. I have never heard of a homosexual person insulting straight people, outside of trying to make a point.

[QUOTE]"... the proposed law change by state lawmakers would allow students to speak out against homosexuality without punishment if that's what their religious beliefs call for." [/QUOTE] [QUOTE]"... [the law] protects the religious liberty and free speech rights of students who want to express their views on homosexuality." [/QUOTE] It's about time, for too long heterosexual Christians in America have had to endure mindless persecution and discrimination. :downs:

[quote]Added conservative activist David Fowler, a former Republican state senator who is now Family Action Council president: "The purpose is to stop bullying, not create special classes of people who are more important than others."[/quote] They're arguing that this bill is to stop bullying and not create a special class. Which is the exact fucking opposite of what it will do.

We have to allow bigotry because..erm.. freedoms.. yeah, freedoms!! It's our god given freedoms!

[quote]to make sure [the law] protects the religious liberty and free speech rights of students who want to express their views on homosexuality[/quote] the bible doesn't say to speak out against gays, it says to murder them all.

[QUOTE=clockroach;34053642]It's about time, for too long heterosexual Christians in America have had to endure mindless persecution and discrimination. :downs:[/QUOTE] You know something is wrong when gays can openly serve in the military and yet our children cannot practice religion at school.

[QUOTE=Judas;34053546]This same thing happened in a different state recently, this isn't late.[/QUOTE] It was Michigan, and yeah it happened, eventually that part of the bill got removed and the rest of the anti bullying laws passed.

[QUOTE=JustGman;34053846]the bible doesn't say to speak out against gays, it says to murder them all.[/QUOTE] God is such a lazy fuck, outsourcing his dirty work to us

For religious reasons? [b] That's creating a "special class" damnit! [/b] I guess if my religion justifies treating woman like shit it's okay to do that too. I can not fathom where these fuckheads brains are, if they ever had brains in the first place.

And to think I live in that state...for now.[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;34053888]You know something is wrong when gays can openly serve in the military and yet our children cannot practice religion at school.[/QUOTE] They can and do. It's the schools that are barred from doing so.

[quote]"to make sure [the law] protects the religious liberty and free speech rights of students who want to express their views on homosexuality."[/quote] Yet what about free speech against religion? They are saying it is ok to bully people because of something you believe and practice. What if your religions mention that other religions are bad, what then? Under the logic they use, speaking out against other religions is the exact same thing.

We should ban publicly practicing religion (if it includes making people feel like shit)

why is this even a thing see last time I checked it was 2012, and we lived in the futuristic age of micro computers and electric cars, not the dark ages where the law is actually considering condoning violence over a group of individuals based on sexual background.

"Oh well, it's in my religious views that murdering these anti-gay people is okay, so that means you can't give me punishment." I'd love to see someone do that, it's a HUGE fuckup on someone's part just waiting to happen.

[quote]to make sure [the law] protects the religious liberty and free speech rights of students who want to express their views on homosexuality [/quote] What about the liberty of the homosexual students? Why exactly should religious people be free of criticism when they're free to criticize the fuck out other people? Either they get to talk shit about you as much as they want as well, or you both shut the fuck up. Allowing believers to speak out against gays when not allowing the opposite is discrimination at it's finest you intolerant fucks.

I say that we also shut everything down on sunday. It's a fucking sin to work on the Sabbath and these people are infringing on my beliefs.

[QUOTE=BuffaloBill;34054265]What about the liberty of the homosexual students? Why exactly should religious people be free of criticism when they're free to criticize the fuck out other people? Either they get to talk shit about you as much as they want as well, or you both shut the fuck up. Allowing believers to speak out against gays when not allowing the opposite is discrimination at it's finest you intolerant fucks.[/QUOTE]Because religious immunity.

Religion has no place in deciding human rights

I may be a follower of a religion that doesn't encourage being gay, but I think this is absolutely wrong. Either you block it for everyone, or for nobody.

The fact that something like is is even seriously considered is unbelievable.

why this is even a [I]thing[/I] that [I]grown adults[/I] have thought about this is disgusting

Ahahahahaha fucking retards. How do you even get this stupid? Well besides being indoctrinated in to a hate institution from birth.

it'd be funny if muslims started bullying christians for religious reasons. then you'd see that these people don't care about equality they DO want a special class, straight white christian.

More bullshit from my state, sometimes I hate the fact that I live here.

[QUOTE=Hardpoint Nomad;34055020]More bullshit from my state, sometimes I hate the fact that I live here.[/QUOTE] only sometimes?