tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post8877142882367887561..comments2023-06-29T02:51:51.236-05:00Comments on 1517: "And everyone did what was right in his own eyes."Todd Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-85774716570859629422009-11-02T08:22:13.887-06:002009-11-02T08:22:13.887-06:00Exactly - the door is wide open for the thought po...Exactly - the door is wide open for the thought police now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-84896088778464610912009-10-31T22:39:43.923-06:002009-10-31T22:39:43.923-06:00As a Christian and a lawyer, I find hate crimes le...As a Christian and a lawyer, I find hate crimes legislation very troubling. Is a murder any more or less repulsive whether motivated by hate over race, religion, weight, wealth, fame, gender, place of birth, location of residence, etc., etc. If we are to say that some motives are worse than others, we also say that some motives aren't as bad. Do we really want to send that message?DreamCamelothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849344937484102348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-11135197592546198752009-10-30T15:55:27.056-06:002009-10-30T15:55:27.056-06:00Exactly. Those guys as well as James Byrd's m...Exactly. Those guys as well as James Byrd's murderers had the proverbial book thrown at them as they well deserved. Not sure how you can get steeper punishments than life in prison and execution. And, as you point out, those sentences were passed without hate crime's legislation.<br /><br />The President and members of congress know this. And yet they pushed for hate crimes laws. One would almost think they have another agenda. But then I don't want to be cynical.Todd Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-79271888268085551142009-10-30T14:45:40.596-06:002009-10-30T14:45:40.596-06:00Interesting to note that Mr. Shepard's murdere...Interesting to note that Mr. Shepard's murderers were convicted and sentenced based on laws that were already on the books.<br /><br />But facts and logic just get in the way...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-85457929922601700762009-10-30T13:00:29.367-06:002009-10-30T13:00:29.367-06:00Conservatives have been against hate crimes laws b...Conservatives have been against hate crimes laws because it legislates against thoughts and motives. So it's not as severe a crime if someone kills you because they are simply evil than if they kill you because they don't like your race. It's ridiculous. <br /><br />And yes there is a very dangerous place this could go in regard to issues like homosexuality and Islam. We are already seeing in parts of Europe and Canada (the nations that the left want us to model ourselves after) that it is a violation of the law to say something against homosexuality or Islam deemed by the state as derogatory.<br /><br />The U.S. will almost certainly be there in our life time.Todd Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-17951815078080341662009-10-30T12:52:47.374-06:002009-10-30T12:52:47.374-06:00Mike,
I have no idea what you're talking abou...Mike,<br /><br />I have no idea what you're talking about. I have heard a long line of evangelicals (myself included) that have never liked hate crimes legislation. In fact, I cannot think of one evangelical that has supported that legislation. Conservatives have roundly condemned the entire idea from the start.Todd Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-86849861808020737572009-10-30T12:47:00.861-06:002009-10-30T12:47:00.861-06:00I find it disingenuous for christians to speak out...I find it disingenuous for christians to speak out about this legislation now just because homosexuals were added to the list...especilly on the argument that it could possibly lead to limits of free speech. <br /><br />Why was there no outcry by christians when the definition included protection for religion? Why didn't we stand up and say "hey what about those people who really don't like religious folks? couldn't this lead to a limit their free speech?"Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781572223772781855noreply@blogger.com