These motherf*ckers!!! I'm not a violent person...
or an advocate of violence..but damn these people (I use that term loosely) push my limits....
Tennessee Conservatives Seek Protections For Religious Bullies
The Family Action Council of Tennessee (FACT) is using the suicide of Jacob Rogers — who was bullied relentlessly for being gay — to promote state legislation that would protect bullies who harass other students for their sexual orientation. The “license to bully” bill, HB 1153, was actually introduced last year, but FACT is hoping it will make headway in this new legislative session. Mirroring similar language that was recently proposed in Michigan, the bill creates specific protections for students who share any “religious, philosophical, or political views” that are “unpopular,” regardless of their consequences to the learning environment:
“Creating a hostile educational environment” shall not be construed to include discomfort and unpleasantness that can accompany the expression of a viewpoint or belief that is unpopular, not shared by other students, or not shared by teachers or school officials.
The policy shall not be construed or interpreted to infringe upon the First Amendment rights of students and shall not prohibit their expression of religious, philosophical, or political views; provided, that such expression does not include a threat of physical harm to a student or damage to a student’s property.
The bill is unabashedly designed to ensure that anti-LGBT bullying persists in the school system, as it specifically eliminates any protections or education that might help curb such harassment:
Harassment, intimidation, or bullying prevention task forces, programs, and other initiatives formed by school districts, including any curriculum adopted for such purposes, shall not include materials or training that explicitly or implicitly promote a political agenda, make the characteristics of the victim the focus rather than the conduct of the person engaged in harassment, intimidation, or bullying, or teach or suggest that certain beliefs or viewpoints are discriminatory when an act or practice based on such belief or viewpoint is not a discriminatory practice as defined in 4-21-102(4).
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/01/04/397378/tennessee-conservatives-seek-protections-for-religious-bullies/
edited for spelling out the bad word in the subject area....
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The old south lives.
Link: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/tn_bill_would_give_anti-bullying_laws_a_religious.php
These idiots who claim to LOVE the Constitution so much... apparently have no idea what it says.
I don't know why I'm surprised by this kind of crap. Seems like we take 2 steps forward and 4 steps back.
Oh yeah, the love the Constitution--the original--nothing more. That's the Constitution they love so much. If they could the country would be run based on that and the Bible. 
They SAY they are Christians... but they tend to quote the Old Testament far more often than the New Testament...
Which... means...
Nevermind...
that said: If conservatives were true followers of Christ, they'd be liberals.
p.s. I hope they don't eat shellfish. 
