It's ok to discriminate (while making informed decisions) It's Not ok to discriminate to validate biased bigotry

From the I couldn't make this up file. The right wing hate publication "One News.com" " an column  authored by  Mr. Nate Kellum, chief counsel for the Center for Religious Expression (Memphis, TN), a legal entity dedicated entirely to the protection of religious speech.

California’s new “transgender” law mandates school districts allow students to participate in school activities and use facilities based on their “gender identity” – and that opens a Pandora’s Box of problems.

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The word “discriminate” carries with it a regrettable connotation. Mere mention evokes thoughts of Jews in concentration camps, elections without female participation, and water fountains marked “whites only.” But to discriminate, according to Merriam-Webster, is to simply note a distinction.

Detecting differences is not always bad; in fact, quite often, it only makes sense to discriminate.

Mr. Kellum  didn't bother to include the full definition of discrimination just the one that fit his needs in validating his argument. I think California has been a little less discriminatory in its understanding of word discrimination while passing AB 1266. . From the same source that Mr. Kellum used to make his incredibly inane argument, the merriam-webster.com dictionary :

dis·crim·i·nate

 verb \dis-ˈkri-mə-ˌnāt\

dis·crim·i·nat·eddis·crim·i·nat·ing

Definition of DISCRIMINATE

transitive verb

1

a : to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of

b : distinguish, differentiate <discriminate hundreds of colors>

2

: to distinguish by discerning or exposing differences; especially: to distinguish from another like object

intransitive verb

1

a : to make a distinction <discriminate among historical sources>

b : to use good judgment

2

: to make a difference in treatment or favor on a basis other than individual merit <discriminate in favor of your friends><discriminate against a certain nationality>

 See discriminate defined for English-language learners »

See discriminate defined for kids »

Using his subjective quotation of dictonary Mr. Kellum said that: "Ignoring the significance of this discernment, (presumably of the word discrimination) the State of California recently passed a transgender student law that blurs recognizable distinctions between males and females in their public school system. 

No Mr. Kellum it is not OK to use a skewed quote from the Merriam Webster dictionary to validate your hatred of transgender people. My suggestion Mr Kellum? You should  read your bible.

I Couldn't make this up! Mr Nate Kellum @CRE_Law says it's not just ok to discriminate its right to discriminate! http://t.co/eAhO3NBIWw

— planetransgender (@kellibusey) August 22, 2013