Tempers flare over anti-gay bullying at Anoka-Hennepin school board meeting

Dan82 · Mar 1, 2011

http://minnesotaindependent.com/783...llying-at-anoka-hennepin-school-board-meeting

“If they are going to hell, I’m going to hell with them!” That interjection got one woman kicked out Monday night’s Anoka-Hennepin School Board meeting. Her statement came during the testimony of a conservative Christian parent who said she knows the “homosexual agenda” is “coming after our kids.” The exchange was part of a tense night of testimony over the district’s bullying policies and whether LGBT issues should be discussed in classrooms in Minnesota’s largest school district.

LGBT advocates packed the board room, some holding signs in support of LGBT students. Nearly two dozen people testified that the district’s policy of banning discussions of sexual orientation in classrooms was detrimental to all students in the district. That policy, dubbed the “neutrality policy,” has been the source of controversy in the district for more than a year.

But it was the testimony of one parent who opposes homosexuality that riled many in the room...

http://minnesotaindependent.com/783...llying-at-anoka-hennepin-school-board-meeting
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TheDarkerPoet · Mar 1, 2011

“If anyone is being silenced, it’s the students who have a conservative Christian viewpoint.”

Wait... is she stating that anti-homosexual Christians should have the right to voice their opinion? Isn't that what's been happening in the school? From what I understand of the article, there have been occasions of anti-gay bullying and gay slurs commonly spread throughout the school. I'm pretty sure anti-gays have had their voice.

What she's saying basically translates to: "Discrimination should be allowed because those who spread hatred and fear of others that are different from them have vital opinions."
That is bullshit. :bang:

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