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Sue Ella Deadwyler's WMVV Radio Commentary, 6/13/03 - HB 885 Political correctness is censorship. It hides the truth. It's designed to eliminate judgmental terms. It's so extreme that Smith College, a woman's school in North Hampton, Massachusetts, can't refer to females as she or her. They stopped using feminine pronouns to avoid offending transgender students. But, what is the school doing for the majority of students who are uncomfortable with catering to those who might be transgender? Some public schools don't allow Mothers' Day or Fathers' Day celebrations because children in same-sex families might feel left out. Words such as right and wrong are eliminated. Political correctness blurs reality. You can't say a person is short or disabled but you must say he's vertically or physically challenged. You can't say a person committing adultery or fornication is breaking the law or living in sin. The PC term is "having an affair". It's immoral for unmarried couples to cohabit, but don't say so. They are living with "roommates" or "significant others". Same-sex couples are just "domestic partners". Anyone who objects to cohabitation before or outside of marriage is said to be "intolerant" and differences of opinion are classified as "hate". Those preaching politically correct tolerance can't tolerate differences of opinion. The U.S. population is only one- to two-percent homosexual, but they're pushing their agenda on everyone else. They're getting by with it because most people have adopted situation ethics and don't believe right is still right and wrong is still wrong and truth is still truth. H.B. 885, introduced this year, is being held over for next session. It gives civil rights protection based on sexual orientation. It forces businesses, religious organizations, public and private schools, insurance providers and public accommodations to adopt affirmative action policies toward those identifying as homosexual, bisexual, transsexual and transgender. If H.B. 885 passes, the majority of people will be denied their right to expressive association. Only homosexuals, bisexuals, transsexuals, and transgender could freely choose their associates. Insurance companies and businesses would be forced to give marriage benefits to same-sex couples. Churches and religious organizations could not use sexual orientation to disqualify job applicants unless the position is religion-oriented. Educational day care and recreational facilities could not refuse to hire applicants with alternative lifestyles. Freedom to choose one's associates is the issue in H.B. 885. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Boy Scouts' constitutional right to expressive association allowed them to exclude homosexuals. That's the basis on which to defeat H.B. 885. No one should be forced to associate with or submit children to individuals living in an objectionable lifestyle, whatever it is. Likewise, there should be no law requiring employers to hire someone, regardless of their lifestyle. Freedom of association is just as valuable to businesses, religious organizations and parents as it is to homosexuals. This bill comes up next year, but now is the time to start telling representatives to vote NO on H.B. 885. --
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