Posted by
Billy on Friday, October 23, 2009 3:11:30 PM
Attacks on people based on their sexual orientation will join the list of federal hate crimes in an expansion of the law Congress approved Thursday and sent to President Barack Obama.
At the urging of Republicans, the bill was changed to assure that a religious leader or any other person cannot be prosecuted on the basis of his or her speech, beliefs, or association. But South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint worried that it would still "serve as a warning to people not to speak out too loudly about their religious views." ( Congress extends hate crime protections to homosexuals )
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, called the measure "part of a radical social agenda that could ultimately silence Christians and use the force of government to marginalize anyone whose faith is at odds with homosexuality."
(Isn't all crime an act of hate. Mr. Perkins is right this all is part of a radical agenda. Look down the road for people of faith to be attacked for saying and teaching the gay life goes against God's plan for souls.)