Posted on 05/22/2012 6:07:56 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
Some Illinois conservatives fear their children are about to face an assault on their morals and religious beliefs. They worry that state lawmakers will muzzle students who hold unpopular opinions and force them into indoctrination sessions.
The cause of their worry? Legislation requiring Illinois schools to discourage bullying.
The Illinois Family Institute claims the measure's real goal is "to use public education to promote unproven, non-factual beliefs about the nature and morality of homosexuality and 'transgenderism'." It sees the bills as a beachhead for "homosexual activist organizations" that want to indoctrinate students and teachers.
Despite those broad concerns, the group's position is narrower in negotiations at the state Capitol. Lobbyist Ralph Rivera says the Family Institute will drop its opposition if the legislation makes clear that students can skip events and lessons they find objectionable.
(Excerpt) Read more at necn.com ...
Bullying, lack of respect and generally bad behavior seem rampant in schools today. But how did the homosexual lobby co-opt this issue? Gays seems more accepted than ever in popular culture. I think overweight kids or the less athletic kids have more issues as victims of bullying than homosexuals.
Not only is the author correct, I believe this “anti-bullying” legislation is a also a back door attempt to impose Brittish stye “hate-speech” regulations, first in the schools and then on society at large.
BINGO! Give this man a cigar or a pizza, whichever he fancies most...(I'd take the pizza!)
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