Florida Senate Alert - Urgent! - Senate Bill 1498

Email from Vision Orlando | April 8, 2003 | Vision Orlando

[jgrubbs]

Florida Senate Alert - Urgent! - Senate Bill 1498

A bill entitled "dignity for all students act" will be voted on in the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee. This bill will require:

1. Christian public school teachers, administrators, and counselors to attend homosexual and transsexual (cross dressers - men who dress as women) sensitivity classes as a condition of employment.
   
   
2. Children in Kindergarten to attend for homosexual and transsexual tolerance classes.
   
   
3. It will ban Christian students from sharing their faith in Christ to homosexual students.

It is urgent for you to contact the Vice-chairman & chairman of this Senate Judiciary Committee to:

1. Say NO to the "dignity for all students act".
   
   
2. Say NO to persecution of religious students.
   
   
3. Say NO to persecution of religious teachers.
   
   
4. Say NO to Kindergarten to attend for homosexual and transsexual tolerance classes.

This bill is scheduled to be voted on in the committee on Thursday 4/3/03 at 9:00 AM. Forward this email to every in your address book.

On Wednesday April 9th Senate Bill 1498 will be heard in the Senate Education committee at 9 a.m. This bill needs to be killed!! PLEASE CALL LEGISLATORS IMMEDIATELY!!!!

We need for you to contact the members of the committee and ask them to kill this bill. You may go to flsenate.gov on the internet and read the bill.

Senate Education Committee names and addresses

Chairman: Lee Constantine 850/ 487-5050 constantine.lee.web@flsenate.gov Republican (R)

Vice chair: Larcenia Bullard 850/ 487-5127 bullard.larcenia.web@flsenate.gov Democrat (D)

Miami District Office: (305) 668-7344 FAX: (305) 668-7346

Members that need to be contacted:

Lisa Carlton 850) 487-5081 carlton.lisa.web@flsenate.gov (R)

Ken Pruitt 850) 487-5088 pruitt.ken.web@flsenate.gov (R)

Jim Sebesta 850) 487-5075 sebesta.jim.web@flsenate.gov (R)

Dave Arronberg 850) 487-5356 arronberg.dave.web@flsenate.com (D)

Ron Klein 850) 487-5091 klein.ron.web@flsenate.com (D)

Frederica Wilson 850) 487-5116 wilson.frederica.web@flsenate.gov (D)

Members that do not need to be contacted Clary, Cowin and Wise

[elfman2]

"Children in Kindergarten to attend for homosexual and transsexual tolerance classes."

Can you show where that's required?

[Moonman62]

This bill is scheduled to be voted on in the committee on Thursday 4/3/03 at 9:00 AM. Forward this email to every in your address book.

Thanks for the alert but it doesn't look like this is breaking news anymore.

[jgrubbs]

The bill reads:

"Beginning in school year 2004-2005, the character-development program shall be required in kindergarten through grade 12. Each district school board shall develop or adopt a curriculum for the character-development program that shall be submitted to the department for approval. The character-development curriculum shall stress the qualities of patriotism, responsibility, citizenship, kindness, respect, honesty, self-control, tolerance, and cooperation. The curriculum shall also stress state policies and laws against harassment of and discrimination and violence against students in schools on the basis of real or perceived identity or expression of race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, sex or gender, disability, or sexual orientation."

[jgrubbs]

I assumed that must be a typo on the date, since I just got the email today, I will do a little research and find out if they voted already.

[Betty Jane]

Christian public school teachers, administrators, and counselors to attend homosexual and transsexual (cross dressers - men who dress as women) sensitivity classes as a condition of employment.

It will ban Christian students from sharing their faith in Christ to homosexual students.

How about if we start stressing that teachers and students are taught tolerance towards Christians and their beliefs first? Then, after that is instituted, we should stress tolerance for immoral conduct.

[jgrubbs]

Here is what I found:

02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled
03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Judiciary; Appropriations
-SJ 00080 03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Education, 04/03/03, 9:00 am, 412-K
--Temporarily postponed
04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Education, 04/09/03, 1:45 pm, 412-K

I guess they will vote again tomorrow, unless it gets postponed again. It's still kind of a late notice, but I just found out today.

[JimVT]

Christian public school teachers, administrators, and counselors to attend homosexual and transsexual (cross dressers - men who dress as women) sensitivity classes as a condition of employment. Children in Kindergarten to attend for homosexual and transsexual tolerance classes. It will ban Christian students from sharing their faith in Christ to homosexual students

No offense...but I didn't read any of the above in the bill.

Did I miss something?

[elfman2]

Hmm… Thanks. I don't like it, but I'm sure that in 99.9% of the cases, it wouldn't have kindergartners learning about homosexuals. I think that's just a poorly written paragraph (typical of the poorly educated people promoting this PC state socialization crap.)

[jgrubbs]

I just got the following email from the Center for Reclaiming America:

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F  L  O  R  I  D  A      A   L   E   R   T
C E N T E R   F O R   R E C L A I M I N G   A M E R I C A
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         PRO-HOMOSEXUAL BILL IN FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
         WOULD CRIPPLE RIGHTS OF CHRISTIANS!

         * * IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED (SEE BELOW)**

         * * FORWARD TO FRIENDS IN FLORIDA**


Dear Jonathan,

We are alerting each FL member of our team about a very
dangerous bill in the Florida legislature that could cripple the
rights of anyone who does not support homosexuality.

Called the "Dignity For All Students Act" (Senate Bill 1498), it is
scheduled for vote in the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee this
week.

If it passes, Senate Bill 1498 could:

   **BAN Christian students from sharing their faith on Florida
                 public school campuses.

   **REQUIRE Florida school teachers and administrators to take
                 homosexual "sensitivity training"

   **FORCE our Florida schoolchildren, even kindergarteners, to
                 attend so-called "tolerance" classes!

This bill is little more than a front for the advancement of the pro-
homosexual agenda and it will stifle our free-speech rights in
Florida schools! (For more details on the bill, see the link at the
end of this message.)

Jonathan, the vote in the Senate committee is scheduled
for this Wednesday, April 9, at 1:45 p.m., which leaves us little
time to respond.

* * *ACTION ITEM #1--CALL YOUR SENATE EDUCATION
                          COMMITTEE TODAY!

We've received reports that the key swing vote for this bill,
Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, Sen. Lee
Constantine, has received more than 200 phone calls urging
support of  this bill--compared to just two from the other side!

                         MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

The CENTER has prepared a list of contact numbers for the
Senate Education Committee members. Please call or e-mail each
committee member TODAY and urge them to "oppose Senate
Bill 1498-the so-called Dignity For All Students Act."

              Chairman: Lee Constantine
              Phone: 850-487-5050
              E-mail: constantine.lee.web@flsenate.gov

              Vice Chairman: Larcenia Bullard
              Phone: 850-487-5127
              E-mail: bullard.larcenia.web@flsenate.gov

              Lisa Carlton
              Phone: 850-487-5081
              E-mail: carlton.lisa.web@flsenate.gov

              Ken Pruitt
              Phone: 850-487-5088
              E-mail: pruitt.ken.web@flsenate.gov

              Jim Sebesta
              Phone: 850-487-5075
              E-mail: sebesta.jim.web@flsenate.gov

              Dave Aronberg
              Phone: 850-487-5356
              E-mail: aronberg.dave.web@flsenate.gov


               Ron Klein
               Phone: 850-487-5091
               E-mail: klein.ron.web@flsenate.gov

               Frederica Wilson
               Phone: 850-487-5116
               E-mail: wilson.frederica.web@flsenate.gov


* * *ACTION ITEM #2--FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS

Unless we can mobilize our army of pro-family supporters who
vocally stand in opposition of this bill, we may lose much more
than simply a vote!

      PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR
      FLORIDA FRIENDS AND URGE THEM TO VOICE
      THEIR OPPOSITION OVER SENATE BILL 1498
      BEFORE WEDNESDAY'S VOTE!

Jonathan, this is a Florida battle and we need
thousands of Florida citizens to respond!

May God bless you and may God bless America.


D. James Kennedy, Ph.D.
Founder, CENTER FOR RECLAIMING AMERICA

P.S.  Remember, the vote is scheduled to take place Wednesday
afternoon. Please take action today by calling your committee
members, and forwarding this important message to your friends.

[lilylangtree]

Is the National Education Association behind this bill? Members of the legislature normally don't up and write bills or resolutions. Usually a special interest group writes for the senator or representative for proposal. So who's behind this ridculous, absurd piece of legislation? First to kill this legislation and the next target or make the general people aware of who's really writing these special interest bills. This is an outrage.

[Pee_Oui]

I think You're 'niave'.

These things are written that way to make people think what you think.

D

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Done!

[elfman2]

"I think You're 'niave'. These things are written that way to make people think what you think. D"

Yea, and I think your brainwashed by people exploiting your tendency toward paranoia. That thing will never happen. Time will prove which one of us is right.

[JulieRNR21]

MA now has a similar law and it has been a nighmare.....workshops teaching kids how to engage in homosexual activities...all under the guise of teaching tolerance.

Getting these things taught to kids is part of the homosexual agenda being puhsed by the NEA.

[Quix]

I heard a prediction 30 years ago that the southern half of Florida would end up under the sea.

They sure seem to have a death wish toward that end.

[jgrubbs]

Here is a web site that has some information about the mess in MA now: http://www.massnews.com/past_issues/other/tapes2.htm

Its the NEA and the GLSEN that are pushing this in MA, I wonder if it's the same groups here in FL.

[jgrubbs]

I just called Chairman: Lee Constantine office.

Here is the message I get:

"If this is in reference to Senate Bill 1498 press 1"

"Senate Bill 1498 is being taken off the agenda and will no longer exist."

Way to go FReepers!!

[jgrubbs]

bump!

[ThreePuttinDude]

Thank you for your work in seeing this through. I had contacted all I could in Sarasota county, and had them email Lisa Carlton, which surprisingly, Lisa responded to my letter. She must have applied some of her influence on those who counted.

ThreePuttinDude, over and out