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Phil Haslanger: Don?t let homophobia sidetrack battle against bullying

….You?ve seen the news stories of late of gay teens and college students committing suicide after facing bullying. You?d think that even folks who have issues with the morality of homosexuality would find in their religious values a call to work with schools and parents to make sure students are not singled out for harassment and bullying because of their perceived or expressed sexual orientation.

Instead, religiously oriented groups like Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council are trying to make sure that anti-bullying programs do not mention the reasons for bullying, that they only target the act of bullying.