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End Bigotry in Venango County (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... foment violence against gays - y'know, to see how far they can go before being arrested under the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. From the creepy World Net Daily: The "Rally for Religious Freedom" in front of the Department of Justice in Washington is intended to force Attorney General Eric Holder either to address the issues or be put in a position of ignoring...
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The Progressive Puppy (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... violence against gays - y'know, to see how far they can go before being arrested under the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act . From the creepy World Net Daily : The "Rally for Religious Freedom" in front of the Department of Justice in Washington is intended to force Attorney General Eric Holder either to address the issues or be put in a position of ignoring those who say...
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King Politics (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Matthew Shepard was the young man killed in Wyoming because of his sexual orientation while James Byrd was the Texan decapitated by white racists in Texas. Why do we need hate crimes legislation ? Two of the three men that killed Byrd were well-known white supremacists. Victim advocates believe we cannot trust local and state law enforcement officials to adequately investigate crimes...
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Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
J. Thomas Hunter: "Limp-Wrist Strong-Arm" The conservative Republican blogger opines against the recent expansion of U.S. federal hate crimes law to include sexual orientation and gender identity, while arguing that gay activists are often intolerant of people who oppose gay rights : "Federal hate crimes legislation — such as the Matthew Shepard Act, that expands...
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Bark Bark Woof Woof (Free subscription) | yesterday
... signs such as "Thank God for 9/11" and protesting at funerals, including that of Matthew Shepard, the student who was killed in 1998 because he was gay. They believe that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, as well as the ensuing wars and even the mass shooting last week at Fort Hood, are punishment from God for tolerance of homosexuality. They plan to picket the Fort Hood memorial...
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Council of Conservative Citizens (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
From Examiner.com The ADL hailed the passage of the unconstitutional “Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which according to the ADL, “provide for expanded federal involvement in investigating and prosecuting hate violence in America.” The bill is unconstitutional because it violates the 10th Amendment by granting the Federal Government authority...
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Black and Red (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
“Limp-wrist Strong-arm” Or “Rough Trade Revenge” By: J. Thomas Hunter F ederal hate crimes legislation—such as the Matthew Shepard Act, that expands the definition of hate crime to include violent crimes against gay and transgendered people—unfairly creates a protected class of citizens. Before hate crimes legislation existed, violent crimes were already...
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Poor Mojo Newswire (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... signs such as "Thank God for 9/11" and protesting at funerals, including that of Matthew Shepard, the student who was killed in 1998 because he was gay.
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Zandar Versus The Stupid (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... signs such as "Thank God for 9/11" and protesting at funerals, including that of Matthew Shepard, the student who was killed in 1998 because he was gay. They believe that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, as well as the ensuing wars and even the mass shooting last week at Fort Hood, are punishment from God for tolerance of homosexuality. They plan to picket the Fort Hood memorial...
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JFActivist (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
From the LA Times (11/3/09): Obama deserves praise for signing hate crimes law By Kathi Wolfe As a legally blind lesbian, I celebrated on Oct. 28 when the president signed the Matthew Shepard and James Boyd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention...
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Queerty (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Religious conservatives argued endlessly that the Matthew Shepard Act would infringe on religious freedoms because, if a pastor were to preach homophobia at the pulpit and a member of his parish went out and killed a queer, the murderer's religious beliefs would be used against him in court. So now that LGBT hate crimes legislation [...]
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Comments for edroso - HaloScan.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Well, he's not opposed to civil unions, adoption by gay couples, and signed off on the Matthew Shepard Act. He's committed to repeal of don't ask, don't tell, and has said he'd like to shitcan the Defense of Marriage Act as well, so what's the problem?
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War On You (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
November 6, 3:12 PMLA Nonpartisan ExaminerRobert Stark The ADL hailed the passage of the unconstitutional “Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which according to the ADL, “provide for expanded federal involvement in investigating and prosecuting hate violence in America.” The bill is unconstitutional because it violates the 10th Amendment by...
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The WOW Report (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Conservative Christian clergy are still going absolutely bat-shit crazy over the passing of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act. The Christian Anti-Defamation Commission led by Gary Cass plan to stage a publicity stunt at the US Capital involving incendiary hate speech directed at gay and lesbian Americans in attempt to get arrested and thereby “prove” that their God-given...
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Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The furious explosion of nutjobs over the passage of the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act continues... Our old fundie friend, Pastor Gary Cass of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission (yeah, that's clue number one about his point of view), is back at his gay hating ways. But this time he's taking it to a whole new level. Cass and crew are headed to DC on...
