First Court Challenge to Federal “Hate Crimes” Act Filed by Three Pastors and a Pro-Family Advocate
A federal lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., challenging the constitutionality of the recently-enacted federal Hate Crimes Act. The Act criminalizes so-called “bias” crimes motivated by a person’s “actual or perceived” “sexual orientation” or “gender identity”. Elevating those engaged in certain deviant sexual behaviors to a special, protected class of persons under federal law.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Pastor Levon Yuille, Pastor Rene Ouellette, Pastor James Combs, and Gary Glenn, the president of the American Family Association of Michigan (AFA-Michigan). [Read Complaint].
Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Law Center, commented, “There is no legitimate law enforcement need for this federal law except for the sole purpose of this law is to criminalize the Bible and use the threat of federal prosecutions and long jail sentences to silence Christians from expressing their Biblically-based religious belief that homosexual conduct is a sin. Its to suppress free speech.
Thompson continued, “This is part of the list of political payoffs to homosexual advocacy groups for support of Barack Insane Obummer in the last presidential election.
It elevates those persons who engage in deviant sexual behaviors, including pedophiles, to a special protected class of persons as a matter of federal law and policy.” How convenient.
A federal lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., challenging the constitutionality of the recently-enacted federal Hate Crimes Act. The Act criminalizes so-called “bias” crimes motivated by a person’s “actual or perceived” “sexual orientation” or “gender identity”. Elevating those engaged in certain deviant sexual behaviors to a special, protected class of persons under federal law.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Pastor Levon Yuille, Pastor Rene Ouellette, Pastor James Combs, and Gary Glenn, the president of the American Family Association of Michigan (AFA-Michigan). [Read Complaint].
Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Law Center, commented, “There is no legitimate law enforcement need for this federal law except for the sole purpose of this law is to criminalize the Bible and use the threat of federal prosecutions and long jail sentences to silence Christians from expressing their Biblically-based religious belief that homosexual conduct is a sin. Its to suppress free speech.
Thompson continued, “This is part of the list of political payoffs to homosexual advocacy groups for support of Barack Insane Obummer in the last presidential election.
It elevates those persons who engage in deviant sexual behaviors, including pedophiles, to a special protected class of persons as a matter of federal law and policy.” How convenient.
“Christians are taught to love the sinner, but hate the sin."
