Democratic Congress Smacks Christians in the Face
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007
Eye opening post, not getting much play on the news and in the blogsphere.
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Sphere: Related ContentFor years, conservative and religious groups have warned that the day was coming when political correctness would become a matter of legislation. They fretted over perceived threats to religious speech and political opinion speech posed by the imposition of the type of expression law that has become common around the world. Critics scoffed and called them “alarmists.”
But that day may be here tomorrow.
As if the bill itself weren’t insulting enough, the House Leadership has scheduled HR 1592, the “Hate Crimes Bill” of 2007 for a floor vote on Thursday, May 3, while Christians around the country are praying for America on the National Day of Prayer.
A greater irony is difficult to imagine.
This is a bill that is resolutely opposed by the Christian right, not only for its codification of what they consider the ridiculous notion of gender identity bias, but also for the brazen and insulting way in which it equates the alleged problems of homosexuals with the long and continuing history of racial discrimination.Around the world, similar legislation has resulted in the persecution of clergy and the faithful, threatening both the freedom of speech and the physical liberty of those prosecuted and jailed for “hate crimes” involving nothing more than religious speech.
Read the full entry from the blog: Pardon My English
By Monisha Bansal
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