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"rob wade" |
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27 Sep 2005 05:54:00 PM |
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What Happens in Countries with Hate Crimes Laws? |
What Happens in Countries with Hate Crimes Laws?
By Sam Kastensmidt
On September 14, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 223-199 to
pass "hate crimes" legislation. By failing to heed the warnings
generated by other nations which have embraced hate crimes laws, the
U.S. Congress is placing the religious liberties of all Americans in
danger.
Throughout the world, many nations have enacted similar laws, seeking
to provide special rights for classes of people. In each case, these
laws have led to the persecution of the Christian faith. Let's take a
look at a few:
Nations With Hate Crime Laws
A Canadian court has upheld a fine against a Saskatchewan newspaper
publisher for running an advertisement that listed various Bible verses
dealing with homosexuality. This was considered a "hate crime."
In Sweden, a pastor was arrested at his church after he began reading
Bible verses about homosexuality.
In Britain, an Anglican bishop was placed under criminal investigation
for suggesting that homosexuals can change their sexual orientation.
The Spanish government threatened to arrest a Roman Catholic bishop for
violating the nation's law when he spoke out against the legalization
of same-sex "marriage."
In France, an 82-year-old priest was convicted of "provoking
discrimination" after telling his congregation that Muslims promote an
"ideology that threatens the whole world." Also in France, Brigitte
Bardot was charged with a "hate crime" and fined for writing a book
that highlights the pitfalls of homosexuality and Islam.
In Australia, pastor Daniel Scot was arrested, convicted, and
imprisoned for committing a so-called "hate crime." Pastor Scot had
merely exposed the faults and the hostility of the Koran. The
Australian law reads, " "A person must not, on the ground of the
religious belief or activity of another person or class of persons,
engage in conduct that incites... severe ridicule of that other person
or class of persons."
In Brazil, two Christians were arrested and charged with a "hate crime"
for distributing Bible tracts during a Spiritist festival honoring
Iemanja, the African goddess of the sea.
In Italy, controversial journalist Oriana Fallaci is facing a trial for
allegedly insulting the Muslim faith in her latest book, The Rage and
the Pride. Specifically, she has been targeted for suggesting that
Muslims have "multiplied like rats" throughout Europe.
Already, there is great evidence that an erosion of religious liberty
is taking place in America. In Philadelphia, a group of Christians
faced the possibility of 47 years in prison after being arrested for
protesting at a homosexual parade. They were charged with various
crimes, including "ethnic intimidation." The charges were eventually
dismissed. In Tennessee, two men were arrested for carrying large
wooden crosses during a "Gay Day" Parade. The men were charged with
"interfering with a special event." In Vermont, a family-owned inn is
facing a state lawsuit after its Christian owners expressed a lack of
interest in hosting a same-sex civil union ceremony. California has
already enacted hate crimes legislation.
In many of these cases, the drive for "hate crimes" laws eventually
trumped the freedoms of Christians to express their beliefs. If America
does not learn from the experiences of these nations, she too will
sacrifice more than 200 years of religious liberty on the altar of
politically correct nonsense.
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| User: "Dionisio" |
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| Title: Re: What Happens in Countries with Hate Crimes Laws? |
27 Sep 2005 09:52:40 PM |
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rob wade wrote:
What Happens in Countries with Hate Crimes Laws?
Ask the KKK.
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People need insults. Most people behave so abominably that they cry out for abuse. Charity moves us to meet this need. Abuse is a form of attention, and a little accommodating attention makes anyone feel human again. Now f*** off, oh clueless blatherskite!
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| User: "Ash" |
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| Title: Re: What Happens in Countries with Hate Crimes Laws? |
28 Sep 2005 01:19:36 PM |
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rob wade wrote:
What Happens in Countries with Hate Crimes Laws?
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I suppose it just goes to show Christians are more full of hare than
anyone else
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| User: "Walter Bushell" |
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| Title: Re: What Happens in Countries with Hate Crimes Laws? |
11 Oct 2005 10:35:35 AM |
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In article <dhemrm$870$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>,
Ash <ashamanic@winterfell73.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
rob wade wrote:
What Happens in Countries with Hate Crimes Laws?
Snip
I suppose it just goes to show Christians are more full of hare than
anyone else
Well sure, religion in general and Christianity in particular show a
depressing tendency to justify hate, for those who want to hate.
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Guns don't kill people; automobiles kill people.
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| User: "BYTE ME!" |
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| Title: Re: What Happens in Countries with Hate Crimes Laws? |
27 Sep 2005 09:34:04 PM |
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rob wade wrote:
What Happens in Countries with Hate Crimes Laws?
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SNIPPED ALL THAT CRAP YOU POSTED
This is pure and simple twisting of facts by world nut daily and posted=20
by a bigger nut wade.
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Of all the systems of religion that ever were invented, there is none=20
more derogatory to the Almighty, more unedifying to man, more repugnant=20
to reason, and more contradictory in itself, than this thing called=20
Christianity. Too absurd for belief, too impossible to convince, and too =
inconsistent for practice, it renders the heart torpid, or produces only =
atheists and fanatics. As an engine of power, it serves the purpose of=20
despotism; and as a means of wealth, the avarice of priests; but so far=20
as respects the good of man in general, it leads to nothing here or=20
hereafter. =96Thomas Paine
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