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January 04, 2012

Times Free Press: Christian activist questions scope of anti-bullying law

by Andy Sher
Chattanooga Times Free Press

NASHVILLE — Former state lawmaker-turned Christian conservative activist David Fowler is squaring off in a new fight with gay-rights activists, this time over his effort to change Tennessee's anti-bullying law for students.

Fowler, a former Republican state senator from Signal Mountain, is president of the Family Action Council of Tennessee. The group's December newsletter says it wants "to make sure [the law] protects the religious liberty and free speech rights of students who want to express their views on homosexuality."

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