Democrats Refuse Religious Freedom Amendment to Hate Crimes Bill
Law would grant federal government sweeping, entirely subjective authority to regulate thoughts, words and actions of American citizens
By Peter J. Smith
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 26, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Congressional Democrats on the US House Judiciary Committee quashed 25 amendments to the hate crimes bill H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act – including an important amendment protecting freedom of religion – before sending the bill to the House of Representatives for a vote.
According to the Traditional Values Coalition (TVC), Congressional Democrats rammed through the hate crimes bill defeating all 25 Republican amendments, which would have clarified the bill’s language, included other special groups under “hate crimes” protections, and ensured Christians would not be prosecuted for expressing religious convictions opposed to homosexuality.
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