Posts made in June, 2009

Senate to Consider Hate Crimes Legislation

Posted on Jun 24, 2009 in Blog | 142 comments

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to consider hate crimes legislation this week. On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear the “Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act.” U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to testify in support of it. The legislation is supposed to offer greater protections to lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans-gendered crime victims. But critics argue it could lead to charges against those who speak out against homosexuality, like pastors. The Liberty Counsel is trying to collect more than 100,000 petitions to send to Senators before...