Haydee,
Here is the URL for the story from yesterday's New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Bullying-Bill.html?searchpv=apon
line
Dennis
Dennis M. Goff
Dept. of Psychology
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg VA
-----Original Message-----
From: H. Gelpi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 1:33 PM
To: TIPS
Subject: RE: Bullying and Homophobia
This is outrageous. Can you cite the article?
<<< The CC opines that the legislation is really gay-rights legislation, and
that it would interfere with the right of
Christian students to express their condemnation of homosexuality. >>>
Can this be? By virtue of one's religious beliefs, could it be that we have
a Constitutional right to "condemn" people whose faith does not contain the
same restrictions as our own? Or is it only the CC who have that right??? <
tongue in cheek>
The fact that the CC can "stall" legislation is also offensive.
Haydee Gelpi
Broward Community College
DHHS/FOH Florida
-----Original Message-----
From: Wuensch, Karl L. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 12:35 PM
To: TIPS
Cc: Beth Vleurnick (E-mail)
Subject: Bullying and Homophobia
Does the psychological literature contain much on the relationship
between homophobia and bullying in the schools? I ask because of an AP
release I found in our local newspaper today:
There is pending legislation in the state of Washington that would
require schools to take actions to stop the harassment of kids that are the
target of bullies. This legislation has, however, stalled after being
opposed by the Christian Coalition. The CC opines that the legislation is
really gay-rights legislation, and that it would interfere with the right of
Christian students to express their condemnation of homosexuality.
Apparently the eleventh commandment is "Thou shalt beat up homos."
;-(
