Safety For ALL

I find it interesting that school boards across the country (including Iowa) are being forced to address the issue of safety for students of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persuasion, when the issue should concern safety for all, not just a select few.

Bullying / harassment is not a lifestyle happening. It goes on everywhere to all people: whether you are overweight, very thin, spend your days in a wheelchair, wear glasses, are lonely and/or depressed, have one parent or are adopted, are born-again Christian, or Muslim, or Hindu, by how you dress, the color of your skin, or whatever ... someone somewhere will give you a hard time and harass you by what they perceive as "not right."

If we're going to be concerned about the safety of our students, which I believe we should be, it should be a global concern. For all. Why should one type of people be given preferential treatment?

God loves you. But there are things He hates (Proverbs 6:17-19):

• A proud look
• A lying tongue
• Hands that kill innocent people
• A heart that plans bad/wicked things to do
• Feet that run to do evil things
• A person who tells lies in court and says things that are not true
• One who starts arguments and causes fights between other people