Fla. Senate to vote on religious liberties bill for public schools

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Florida Sen. Dennis Baxley (R-12th) is sponsoring the bill that would extend protection to religious activities and organizations at public schools and seek to prevent discrimination against students or school employees based on their faith. [AP FILE PHOTO]
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By The News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate moved forward Tuesday with a bill that supporters say would strengthen protections for expressions of religious faith in public schools.

The "Florida Student and School Personnel Religious Liberties Act" (SB 436) could come up for a vote as soon as Thursday after advancing through a routine procedural stage.

The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Dennis Baxley (R-12th), would extend protection to religious activities and organizations and seek to prevent discrimination against students or school employees based on their faith. Unlike a House counterpart, the Senate version of the bill also would require school districts to approve a "limited public forum" policy for student speakers.

But some critics have questioned whether the bill would "open the door for domestic hate groups and other extremists that hide behind religious expression," in the words of Sen. Victor Torres, D-Orlando.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Would this Bill protect an atheist child who interrupts The Lords Prayer with "There is no God!"?

[Angry Dragon]

2. this a bill for only good christians