That's not what the Michigan GOP expects their new anti-bullying bill to allow — clearly it's simply about allowing Christian bullies to continue to pick on gays and Muslims and others, as they feel the Bible commands them to do.
But their "sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction" loophole in the bill would allow that sort of outcome. At which point the Christian Right can claim to be "victims" whether bullying is committed against their kids, or if their kids are somehow prevented from bullying others. It's a win-win (or lose-lose) for everyone! #ddtb
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On Wednesday, the Republican-controlled state senate passed an anti-bullying bill that manages to protect school bullies instead of those they victimize. It accomplishes this impressive feat by allowi…
Boy, howdy, did they enact a law destined to backfire–and they aren’t even unintended consequences.
While I will admit to some anticipatory schadenfreude over the prospect, in reality, I don’t want to see anyone being bullied, even hoist-on-their-ideological-petard bullied.