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“Through the statement, Alabama Baptists urge Congress to remove the hate crimes section from H.R. 1585 — the Defense Authorization Act — and President George W. Bush to veto the bill should it pass Congress as is. The goal is to protect the First Amendment right of ministers “to preach and speak biblical truths” about God’s views on homosexuality.”

This is a red herring and informed people know it.  What does that say about Alabama Baptist messengers?

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:29:56 CST Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:28:08 CST Comment 2 http://erlc.com/article/hate-crimes-legislation-addressed-in-resolution#comment2 http://erlc.com/article/hate-crimes-legislation-addressed-in-resolution#comment2 It is not only a red herring, but furthermore it would seem to be the purposeful advancement of a falsehood.  Many activists of the religious right have been trying to sell the lie that the proposed hate crimes legislation will infringe upon the rights of ministers “to preach the Word”.  I find it hard to believe that all of the leaders of the right are ignorant of the wording which specifically addresses acts of violence, which leads me to the unfortunate conclusion that these “men of God” who are often trusted implicitly are selling lies to their followers to advance their own agenda of intolerance.  I am tolerant of those who disagree with me regarding the morality of same-sex relationships, but I can find little patience for or tolerance of those in positions of trust and authority that use lies to advance the tacit approval of violence toward those who are different.

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