Does the Hate Crimes Bill Threaten Religious Liberties?

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Leanincreasingly of 8:11PM December 14, 2009

So many people want to forget that walking in man's ways is not wise. Now we're talking about making laws against walking in the ways of God. I think people need to stop and actually read the Bible cover-to-cover and study it out before they start accusing people of being "Bible-thumpers." Reading the Bible is the key, rather than thumping it. The main message of the Bible is to repent. I know the REPENT word is unpardonably unpolitically correct, but nevertheless, repentance is required. You can't just do evil and call it good. That leads to a godless society and unspeakable atrocities such as are committed under totalitarian regimes.

Why is the word REPENT so unpopular? Most people prefer to think they are right about whatever pleases them and they do not want to acknowledge there is any need to repent. Culture is the new way of celebrating this. Now we are to have laws that tell us to follow a secular or cultural mindset rather than looking to what is good and true. That's just one step away from a government doing your thinking for you. As for me and my house, we will think for ourselves based on what is right rather than what someone tells us is right. American values are based on clear thinking. And that means the word REPENT still has value in America.

aes7878 of CA 12:53PM August 07, 2009

Anyone considering the merits of this issue should at least be aware that the progression of the LGBT agenda in California was to use the definitions of prohibited acts in hate crimes law, which is intended to be protective and is therefore quite broad, and apply it to the law governing public schools. So expressing "intent" that makes violent crime more punishable is now being applied to punish teachers and school employees who express any thought that anyone--not just gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people--MIGHT find offensive. We can expect that the same kinds of "censorship with a hammer" will be applied to all public employees, and to companies and individuals who provide goods and services to government, or who have ANY dealings with government. In other words, churches and pastors who criticize LGBT behavior as sinful will be frozen out of any government-related program, like adoption, and even performing marriages that are recognized as legally binding. It will become a basis to bar people from juries, from asking for zoning variances from local government (such as to build a bigger church), to get accreditation for a church-related private school. The LGBT magazines and web pages are explicit about the fact that they believe that getting same-sex marriage installed will destroy all legal distinctions between normal sex and LGBT varieties of behavior.

coltakashi of WA 5:28PM July 22, 2009

You say, "Are your rights being challenged? Mine are."

And what right is that, Eric? The right to treat others badly and cloak it in God's love?

When will you wake up and realize that your silly 'gods' cost this world and its citizens far too greatly.

It is always astounding to listen to religious folks come out of the woodwork to try and use God to justify their dispicable, ugly, behavior and true Christians want NO part in it.

Joey of CA 12:21PM July 20, 2009