State legislators have been racing to make abortion illegal since Republicans swept into the house and senate in numerous states. Misogynism became key with the elevation of religion above individual choice, and when women fired back at the Republican assault on women, they women were silenced, degraded, and punished in the name of a loving god. How did religion change the USA from a democracy into a theocratic plutocracy in Michigan, Oklahoma, and elsewhere?
Jessica Ahlquist went to court to take a prayer down from the walls of a public school. The judge who agreed that the prayer was prohibited by the Establishment Clause is a Roman Catholic, conservative, and Republican. When his ruling was made public, Cranston, RI went into overdrive to overturn the ruling, threatening school board members, sending death threats and bullying Jessica in school requiring a constant police guard–all in the name of the love of Jesus. Atheists have civil and human rights even if Christians reject that reality.
Suicides are the result of depression and bullying. Suicides are not spontaneous, and are a result of lack of communication, compassion, and openness. The family, religion, politics, school, and work are all factors in suicides.
Viki Knox publicly ranted against LGBT, ordering select clothing not to be worn, and declaring her interpretation of the rules of life to be superior to others. Was it free speech protected by the First Amendment, or a hate crime based on irrational passion denying similar freedoms that Knox enjoys from other people she does not accept? What is the extent of bullying, especially in a state that has a strong anti-bullying, anti-discrimination law on the books?