I think it speaks volumes of the material that is emphasized in the gospel, and that which is ignored.
"Critics of the bill say it would have a chilling effect on clergy who preach against homosexual behavior.
"We believe that this legislation will criminalize our freedom of speech and our ability to preach the gospel," said Bishop Harry Jackson of Hope Christian Church in Lanham, Maryland.
Supporters disagree. The bill, they say, applies only to violent crime and, in fact, specifically addresses freedom-of-speech issues.
"Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to prohibit any expressive conduct protected from legal prohibition by, or any activities protected by the free speech or free exercise clauses of, the First Amendment to the Constitution," the bill says."
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/03/hate.crimes.bill/index.html
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2007-05-03
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