This
video tells the story of Joe and Helen Roberts in Britain who were given a stern
warning by police for politely voicing their opposition to the active promotion
of homosexuality by their local government. Their story is frightening
evidence of why hate crimes laws such as S. 1105 (now in the Senate) should not
be passed in America.
Though S. 1105 may or may not directly threaten speech in the pulpit (there is
still some debate among legal experts), hate crimes laws will no doubt lead to
the adoption of “hate speech” monitoring or laws which would directly obstruct
the rights of Christians to share biblical truth.
Hate
crimes laws also violate the principle of “equal justice under law” by
prosecuting criminals who commit the same crimes differently based solely on
perceived internal beliefs. For more information on hate crimes click
here.