The National Prayer Minute

Coming to a State and Nation Near You… ACR-82 Notes

More on Coming to a State and Nation Near You… ACR-82:

A lead story on ACR-82 may be viewed at:
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=138681

Some key passages from the resolution are:
WHEREAS, California has the largest public school system in the
nation, prekindergarten through university, which is key in
addressing California’s infrastructure and economic needs, and
represents a state that honors and respects the diversity of its
citizens; and
WHEREAS, California’s public educators encourage inclusiveness
among the students they educate, and serve the needs of a diverse
student body that reflects the diversity of the state; and
WHEREAS, That diversity reflects the racial, cultural, religious,
disability, gender, gender identity, economic circumstance, and
sexual orientation of its citizens seeking access to California’s
public education; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature condemns all acts of discrimination,
intolerance, and hate aimed at individuals that reflect the state’s
diversity; and
WHEREAS, Although the state has enacted numerous laws to oppose
acts of discrimination, intolerance continues to pervade many of our
public schools and colleges

Resolved, That all public education institutions, prekindergarten
through university campuses, are encouraged to develop and enact
policies that support tolerance and acceptance of others regardless
of their race or ethnicity, religion, disability, gender, gender
identity, sexual orientation, nationality, or any other
characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set
forth in Section 422.55 of the Penal Code; and be it further
Resolved, That all public education institutions are encouraged to
enact procedures, such as counseling services and conflict
management, that meaningfully address acts of discrimination that
occur on campus

ACR-82 may be viewed in it’s entirety at:
http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_82_bill_20100406_amended_sen_v96.html

Psalm 58:1-2 declares:
Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.