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It could soon be illegal to preach against homosexuality!
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| 9-7-04
Posted on 09/07/2004 9:06:51 AM PDT by truthandlife
There is a “hate crimes” bill that has already passed the U.S. Senate. The House will soon vote on the bill. If the bill passes, the ultimate result could be that it is a federal crime to publicly criticize the homosexual lifestyle. It is urgent that you contact your Representative today to oppose this dangerous “hate crimes” amendment that could lay the groundwork for persecution of Christians.
Can’t happen, you say. In Canada, one cannot publicly criticize homosexuality. Because of a “hate crimes” law that includes sexual orientation, even the quoting of Scriptures that condemn homosexuality can be illegal.
Because of “hate crimes” legislation in Sweden a pastor was sentenced to 30 days in jail for preaching a sermon in which he said homosexuality is wrong.
The Kennedy-Smith “hate crimes” bill will give protected status to the homosexual lifestyle.
Laws in civilized nations have always been designed to punish conduct, not thought. But wrong thoughts are the sole aim of Kennedy-Smith. The Kennedy-Smith bill does nothing to aid in fighting crime.
The Kennedy-Smith amendment – The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act – recently passed the Senate and the House will be voting to accept the Senate language any day now.
To contact your Representative through the capitol switchboard, dial 202-224-3121. For the direct number to your Representative, click here. It is important you call today! Ask him or her to oppose The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act or any other federal “hate crimes” bill.
TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: civilunions; congress; equilibrium; firstamendment; freespeech; gay; gaymarriage; gayrights; gays; hatecrime; homosexual; homosexualagenda; homosexuality; homosexuals; lesbian; lesbians; marriage; marriages; wedding; weddings; willandgrace
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To: truthandlife
And the Bible as "hate literature" would be soon to follow.
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:08:05 AM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Mr. Mojo
And the Bible as "hate literature" would be soon to follow.
Yeah, the Constitution is "hate literature" as well (/sarcasm).
To: Mr. Mojo
Bible verses regarded
as hate literature
Court rules Scripture exposed homosexuals to ridicule
Posted: February 18, 2003
1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Art Moore
© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31080
Certain passages of the Bible can be construed as hate literature if placed in a particular context, according to a Canadian provincial court.
The Court of Queen's Bench in Saskatchewan upheld a 2001 ruling by the province's human rights tribunal that fined a man for submitting a newspaper ad that included citations of four Bible verses that address homosexuality.
Ad placed by Christian corrections officer in Saskatoon, Canada, newspaper
A columnist noted in the Edmonton Journal last week that the Dec. 11 ruling generated virtually no news stories and "not a single editorial."
Imagine "the hand-wringing if ever a federal court labeled the Quran hate literature and forced a devout Muslim to pay a fine for printing some of his book's more astringent passages in an ad in a daily newspaper," wrote Lorne Gunter in the Edmonton, Alberta, daily.
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:10:39 AM PDT
by
truthandlife
(http://www.neverforgetneveragain.com -- If you want Bush re-elected pass on this video link!!!!)
To: Mr. Mojo
"And the Bible as "hate literature" would be soon to follow." It's already banned from public schools and other places.
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:11:11 AM PDT
by
TheCrusader
("the frenzy of the Mohammedans has devastated the churches of God" Pope Urban II (c 1097 a.d.))
To: truthandlife
Who in the Senate voted for it?
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:11:37 AM PDT
by
lowbridge
To: truthandlife
We need to defeat this bill; we also need a Constitutional amendment establishing term limits for members of both houses of Congress -- with no "grandfather" clause -- to get that silver-spoon rich drunk out of the Senate and out of the business of telling us how to spend our money and how to live our lives. George W. Bush will be reelected by a margin of at least ten per cent
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:11:43 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Unlike some people, I have a profile. Okay, maybe it's a little large...)
To: truthandlife
"Imagine "the hand-wringing if ever a federal court labeled the Quran hate literature and forced a devout Muslim to pay a fine for printing some of his book's more astringent passages in an ad in a daily newspaper," wrote Lorne Gunter in the Edmonton, Alberta, daily." I think there would be more hand clapping than hand wringing.
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:12:48 AM PDT
by
TheCrusader
("the frenzy of the Mohammedans has devastated the churches of God" Pope Urban II (c 1097 a.d.))
To: truthandlife
'W' will veto the bill if it's passed by congress.
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:15:14 AM PDT
by
Mogollon
To: truthandlife
"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground."
-- Thomas Jefferson, letter to E. Carrington, May 27, 1788
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:15:39 AM PDT
by
Protagoras
("If our nation be destroyed, it would be from the judiciary." Thomas Jefferson)
To: SunkenCiv
to get that silver-spoon rich drunk out of the Senate Which one? There are many to choose from.......
FWIW-
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:17:02 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.)
To: truthandlife
This is only partly true. Gordon Smith (OR) tried to attach this as an amendment to other bills three times. Each time, it was removed by the conference committee or by the Senate committee.
I notice that nowhere is the actual language of the amendment quoted or any link to the amendment posted.
This is written as though it is an actual bill. It is not.
Deliberate misleading of people is a wrong thing to do. Why did the AFA not quote the actual text of the amendment?
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:18:08 AM PDT
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: ValerieUSA
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:18:41 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Unlike some people, I have a profile. Okay, maybe it's a little large...)
To: Osage Orange
Kennedy of course, one of the bill's authors.
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:19:40 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Unlike some people, I have a profile. Okay, maybe it's a little large...)
To: truthandlife
I could not find a link to your story on the AFA page you linked to. Can you provide an actual link to this story?
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:19:50 AM PDT
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: truthandlife
Certain passages of the Bible can be construed as hate literature if placed in a particular context, according to a Canadian provincial court. Certain passages of the Dictionary can be construed as hate literature if placed in a particular context.
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:19:54 AM PDT
by
nosofar
("I'm not above the Law. I am the Law!" - Judge Dredd)
To: lowbridge
It passed on a vote of 65-33, with all Democrats and 18 Republicans voting in favor of it. Three Republicans - Robert Bennett of Utah, Ben Campbell of Colorado and Judd Gregg of New Hampshire - voted for the measure, after voting against similar legislation in 2000.
The Senate approved the measure as an amendment to the Department of Defense authorization bill for 2005. The House of Representatives approved a Defense authorization bill in May without the hate-crimes proposal. Negotiations will take place to resolve the differences in the two bills and to present a final report to both houses for approval.
Eighteen Republicans joined with 47 Democrats to support the amendment. Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., sponsored the measure, which is titled the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act.
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:20:12 AM PDT
by
truthandlife
(http://www.neverforgetneveragain.com -- If you want Bush re-elected pass on this video link!!!!)
To: truthandlife
There is an assertion in the thread that is unproven.
Laws in civilized nations have always been designed to punish conduct, not thought. But wrong thoughts are the sole aim of Kennedy-Smith. The Kennedy-Smith bill does nothing to aid in fighting crime.
I need you to detail exactly where "wrong thoughts" are targeted in the legislation.
And unless you can show an example of a church in the United States being prosecuted for the content of its sermons, I can't take this thread seriously.
Have you any such example? Remember, Canada doesn't count. Sweden doesn't count. Different countries, different civil liberties, different protection of religious freedoms. We're talking about the good old US of A.
I don't like the concept of "hate crimes," but I don't like baseless fearmongering either. And until I see some proof otherwise, that's exactly what this looks like.
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:24:39 AM PDT
by
horatio
To: kjenerette
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:26:49 AM PDT
by
Van Jenerette
(Our Republic - If we can keep it!)
To: lowbridge
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posted on
09/07/2004 9:27:37 AM PDT
by
truthandlife
(http://www.neverforgetneveragain.com -- If you want Bush re-elected pass on this video link!!!!)
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