Much has
been made of the tragic story of Matthew Shepherd. The Senate hate
(thought) crimes bill in Congress has even been named after him. But a
recent article by Peter Sprigg from FRC explains how Shepherd’s
murder, citing an ABC news investigation, probably had nothing to do with his
homosexuality at all. Sprigg also compares the Shepherd case to a
similar one in the same town just three months later in which a woman was
sexually abused and left to die in the cold while her killer was only given a
few years in prison rather than the life-sentences given to Shepherd’s killers.
For more
information on hate crimes check the AdvanceUSA pro-religious freedom page.