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Potential 10-year terms for 'hate speech' challenged by pastors

A controversial law long pushed by homosexual activists but decried by one key congressman as an â€œunprecedented move to regulate and criminalize thoughtsâ€ may be headed for the Supreme Court.

The federal â€œHate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009,â€ signed into law by President Obama, enhances penalties for â€œhate crimesâ€ deemed to be motivated by â€œactual or perceived sexual orientationâ€ of a victim.

The American Freedom Law Center announced today it has asked the high court to review a 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appealsâ€™ ruling that Michigan pastors who preached the biblical condemnation of homosexual behavior were not protected by the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. ...

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11/1/12 3:37 PM

Mike

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Thought crime by any other name...

11/1/12 10:44 AM

Kyle

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I guess Bill Maher will be in prison then. I know I've considered his theoretic hateful for some time.

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