The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
... That crime sparked the expected shock and outrage and even led -- along with the later death of Matthew Shepherd, who was bludgeoned to death in October 1998 for the horrific crime of being gay in Wyoming -- to the Hate Crimes Prevention Act signed by President Obama in October. But the deaths of Byrd and Sheperd don't raise the hackles quite like the idea of widespread executions...
American Conservative Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
... adapted into a dud 2002 movie of the same title is unspecified. The subject was the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepherd near Laramie. Shepherd, a homosexual, was viciously murdered by two drunken reprobates and became the poster boy for gay hate crime legislation even though the facts in the case are very disputable: http://bit.ly/4yATDr Nevertheless, Acton-Boxborough drama teacher,...
The Second Life Great Expedition (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
... in 1999 as a reaction to increasing fear and hate I felt around me. It was the spring after Matthew Shepherd was brutally murdered and the whole world was waiting for the end to come via computer glitch. I re-visited the song in 2001 and the chant began to emerge in the recording so I continued the overdubbing until December 2003 and released a version to my friends, which was mixed...
MyQuest (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Kathy McCallie and Paul Blair are interviewed to respond to the passage of the Matthew Shepherd Act. Not sure what all Blair is talking about in his nonsensical statements.
Think Progress (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Yesterday on the Christian Broadcasting Network, televangelist Pat Robertson aired a segment slamming President Obama for signing the Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law. Extending hate crimes protection to the gay and transgendered community, Robertson argued, was a targeted attack on homophobic Christians like himself. Robertson said the new law is the latest [...]
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Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
By Albert Mohler As Sen. John McCain recently remarked, "elections have consequences." President Barack Obama signed the "Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act" into law on Thursday, fulfilling a campaign promise and handing the gay rights community one of its most sought-after achievements. The bill, named for two men killed in vicious attacks, [...]...
Weird is Relative (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... broadcasters concerned (As well they should be.) * Hate Crimes Bill Signed Into Law 11 Years After Matthew Shepherd's Death Note: I've publicly criticized President Obama and the Democratic congress for their lack of progress on a variety of issues. To be honest, I've found their lack of decisive action toward fulfilling campaign promises quite disheartening. But this news? This is...
