H.R. 2647 With A Little Something Extra...

Tied in with the new defense bill H.R. 2647, which sailed through the House is another bill, the "Hate Crimes" bill. Now it's up to the Senate to decide whether or not Christians will be able to speak the real truth or speak the "politically correct truth".

Here's what Rep. Mike Pence, R.-Ind. had to say about it: "To put it quite simply, adding hate crimes provisions in this defense bill put us on a slippery slope of deeming particular groups more important than others under our system of justice. Singling out particular groups of victims erodes our long-standing legal principles of equal protection under the law.


"The First Amendment to the Constitution provides that ‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.'" I guess that's been thrown by the wayside...

"But there is a real possibility that the provisions in this defense bill, having to do with hate crimes and sexual preferences, could have that effect. These provisions, as written, could have a chilling effect against religious leaders in this country.

"As has been previously stated by Judge Carter of Texas, under Section 2 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code today, an individual may be held criminally liable who ‘aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures' in the commission of a
federal crime. Therefore, to put a fine point on it, any pastor, preacher, priest, rabbi, or imam, who may give a sermon out of their moral traditions about sexual practices, could presumably under this legislation be found to have aided, abetted or induced in the commission of a federal crime.

"This will have a chilling effect on religious expression, from the pulpits, in our temples, in our mosques and in our churches. And it must be undone," Pence said. "The provisions added to this legislation threaten religious freedom by criminalizing thought. It is simply wrong to further criminalize thought and chill religious expression of Americans."

I couldn't have said it better myself.

So what should we do? We need to get on our knees and pray that the Hate Crimes provisions are stricken from the National Defense Authorization Act for 2010. Pray the Senate will put a stop to this nonsense before its too late.

Source Used:PENCE CALLS HATE CRIMES PROVISION IN DEFENSE BILL “UNCONSCIONABLE” found at:
http://mikepence.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3721&Itemid=94