There has been a lot of media attention in recent weeks concerning several teen suicides and the issue of bullying. Though this is a serious problem, these tragedies have been spun into a political agenda in support of certain legislation and initiatives, many of which embrace homosexuality and stigmatize traditional values. For this reason, AFA of Indiana signed on with other pro-family leaders to a statement organized by Linda Harvey of Mission America.

Here is part of that news release/statement:

Real Christians Say ?No' to Bullying and Homosexual Behavior

 

(Columbus, OH) A coalition of pro-family leaders today urges Christian families to be faithful to biblical morality and discerning in the face of false and irresponsible accusations. Christianity and traditional values are not the cause of teen suicides, and attempts to link the two are deceptive and will ultimately harm children.

 

"Gay" activists nationwide are fueling an effort to indict traditional moral values as "guilty until proven innocent" in some bullying incidents involving teens. Their proposed solutions end up sexualizing teens at young ages into known high-risk behaviors and silencing concerned parents.

 

 

Now, the U.S. Department of Education seems to be joining the effort, setting the stage for implicating traditional morality as the cause of some cases of bullying, and using the force of federal government to force pro-homosexual, pro-"transgender" indoctrination programs onto local schools.

 

"Just say no" to these outrageous and unsubstantiated claims, said Buddy Smith, Executive Vice President, American Family Association. "Bullying can be prevented without endorsing homosexual behavior. Activist adults essentially are saying that American parents who want their kids to avoid high risk homosexual sex acts and remain abstinent until traditional marriage, are harming kids. This is preposterous, and local parents and communities need to resist enforced political correctness."

 

"It's time that extremists stop exploiting tragedy to push a selfish political agenda," said J. Matt Barber, Director of Cultural Affairs of Liberty Counsel. "Liberal pressure groups have been shameless. They use talk of ?bullying' as a Trojan Horse to silence traditional values. Yes, anti-bullying policies are appropriate and necessary, but we need a broad, comprehensive anti-bullying strategy; not legislation rooted in segregation and discrimination, which singles out one special interest group for preferred treatment over others. Ironically, this unseemly political push actually amounts to ?Bull Connor bullying' on the part of homosexual activists."

 

Traditional values always help families and students, not the opposite, as extremists are trying to claim.