Comments on: NC anti-bully bill advances

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:42:56 +0000

Oh heaven forbid that this anti-bullying law passes and leads to anti-discrimination laws and hate crime laws in North Carolina! The Family Policy Council actually said that? They are stating that discrimination and hate crimes against gays somehow ensure the stability of their definition of a family? That is absolutely ridiculous and sickening…to be against gay marriage is one thing but to be against anti-bullying laws, anti-discrimination laws, and hate crime laws is DISGUSTING!

By: SteveMD2

SteveMD2 — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:13:11 +0000

All the objections from the religious right are about is to try and avoid blame for how their words murder 3000 American gay children via suicide each year.

And God only knows how many str8 kids are also suicides, when words of hate are used against them, eg FAG, etc. Especially if they live in a homophobic home, and are terrified of telling their parents people are calling them gay. In the last month a str8 kid in MA and a str8 kid in GA killed themselves after being tormented.

And how many of the other 6000 or so teen suicides are kids, who failing with girls, believe there is nothing left to do except “become gay”. And of course that is a fate worse then death, so we understand. One of my sons fitted into that category, but a good psych helped. he is fine, married, prob one of the 10 straightest kids in the country.

But we didnt really know the truth I relate above, until after he met Judy Shepard. Her son Matthew murdered by two good Catholic boys. And the local church tried to illegally influence the jury.

As some one said in the Movie Angels and Demons “We are the church that comforts the sick and dying, and feeds the hungry”. And I’ll add murders thousands of those gay kids every year with their words.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sat, 30 May 2009 22:52:07 +0000

To the CALN: Are we children of a lesser God? We ALL need equal rights and protections. These are not privilledges.
Assholes.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:34:48 +0000

It’s issues like this where we should just sit back and let the radical right scream its head off all they want, because maybe then everyone else will see just how hateful and petty they really are. Saying that kids in school don’t deserve protection from bullying or that fighting discrimination (of any kind) is bad is an absolutely untenable position. And yet they get all self righteous and angry when we call them bigots with archaic morals that have no place in our society? Well at least we aren’t saying that it should be perfectly legal and acceptable for someone to abuse/assault/kill any of them. I guess that’s the advantage of fighting for love, rather than fighting for hate.

By: Gerry Fisher

Gerry Fisher — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:46:08 +0000

>I’m sorry, bullying of children and Gay Marriage are two seperate issues…

As indicated in my last post, I agree with you.

But I just thought of something interesting. I can connect the dots between stopping the bullying of gay kids and gay marriage. It’s a very long chain, but it has to do with taking away the social punishments being applied to gay people. Once you remove the social punishments being applied, gay people feel safer and are more inclined to come out, especially the gay folks who could otherwise “pass” as straight. The more openly gay people there are, the more straight allies get to know us, understand us, and support us. Poll after poll has shown that straights vote for us 2 to 1 if they know someone who is gay. When gay marriage polls across the nation at over 50% (we’re already seeing signs that it’s headed there), then politicians will drop their objections and support gay marriage.

It kind of all gets back to what an earlier comment said: these people will do *anything* to prevent any kind of relief or equality for gay people. If understanding and empathy gain a foothold *anywhere*, it just might *spread*, darn it!

By: Gerry Fisher

Gerry Fisher — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:37:17 +0000

The American tendency to fear monger is getting so tiresome. “Don’t do X, because it will lead to this very scary thing over HERE!”

Stick to the point, people: trying to help kids be safe in school.

By: Aleasha

Aleasha — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:16:05 +0000

How anybody could be against a bill banning bullying is beyond me. It seems like these conservative Christians are against everything decent in the world. They don’t want homosexuals to have any rights or protection, they don’t want to allow people to choose their own religion or lack there of, and they don’t care about the environment. It perplexes me that these so called “good people” are doing such bad things.

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:53:48 +0000

Can I say how horrible I think it is that two RC Bishops and an entire organization of Christians are opposed to this measure on the basis that they believe that it is a “prelude” to a gay marriage issue? I’m sorry, bullying of children and Gay Marriage are two seperate issues, and shame on them for trying to make mountains out of molehills. Children should be protected no matter what.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:37:07 +0000

How young do the suicides have to be before a screeching halt is called to the bullying?

By: Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:20:30 +0000

The catholic church hierarchy in this country and abroad are simply EVIL.