[AmericanCompatriot]

I love reading Tom's columns. Always insightful, always well documented, and always "RIGHT ON THE MONEY". Beware your local thought police. Keep thoe arms hidden away.

[oyez]

‘The Bible says it is a sin for a man to lie with a man!’

I fail to see anything hateful in that. It is an instruction that has been given out for eons. What I hate is the statistics that shows the distruction caused by AIDS. If this instructions were followed AIDSs would be a rare condition or maybe even non existant.

[Dimensio]

Every physical ATTACK is a hate crime; you don’t hit someone on the head with a brick to demonstrate love.

This begs for a sarcastic comment regarding BDSM, but instead I'll focus on one of the major faults I find with arguments against hate crime legislation.

A hate crime is an accusation of a specific act. Under US law, an accusation of a hate crime would have to be proven -- that is, it would need to be demonstrated that the crime was motivated by race/religion/sexual orientation/etc just as much as it would need to be demonstrated that the crime existed in the first place. Further, the legal wording of hate crime statutes do not set aside specific minorities -- it isn't just "blacks" or "homosexuals" who are protected, the law applies based on "race" or "sexual orientation", meaning that a white man could accuse a black man of a hate crime or a heterosexual could accuse a homsoexual of a sexual orientation biased hate crim.

Of course, I know better than to believe that prosecutors will ever bother to charge a black man with a race-based hate crime, and I don't see fault in pointing out specific examples where obvious crimes of that nature have occured. I also oppose hate crimes on principle, but I at least try to get the facts right before spouting off on them.

[newgeezer]

Direct link to source.

[Piquaboy]

So much for free speech and telling the truth.

[newgeezer]

"Then why are politicians falling over each other to endorse "Hate Crimes“ laws?"

Because emotions and feelings have become the main thrust of politics in this nation. That's why.

[atc]

Ping...since you are often criticizing other countries about religious freedoms, surely you see the irony in this.

[Orual]

Do you know the name of the Church he preached in and its location in New York City?

[Servant of the Nine]

This says "Could Happen" not "Did Happen"

What Complete Complete Crap

The First Amendment trumps any "Hate Crime Law" and anyone with at least a third grade education knows it. This is either complete stupidity or grotesque scare tactics

So9

[Boonie Rat]

"NEW YORK CITY: The Rev. Joseph Jenkins was arrested today as he preached to his congregation of 500. As he said, ‘The Bible says it is a sin for a man to lie with a man!’ four federal undercover agents rose from their seats in the crowded church and handcuffed the pastor.

Most likely the "church" is a 501c3 corporation. The creator of a corporation is the state. A creation must obey it's creator, therefore all 501c3 churches must obey their "god" which is the state. The 501c3 "god" (state) says don't preach against homosexualism, the "creation" (church) must obey or face the consequences, (arrest of the preacher, loss of 501c3 tax "exemption", etc).

Boonie Rat

MACV SOCOM, PhuBai/Hue '65-'66

[rightofrush]

Thought Police? Not to worry...I did a search on "Conservative Truth" for Bilderberger and drew a blank.
Rest assured that your source is fully NWO compliant.