libertyavenue:

The Christian Anti-Defamation Commission plans to protest the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which President Obama signed into law last month, by preaching outside of the Justice Department. Pastor Paul Blair is apparently concerned that the law will infringe on Christians’ constitutional rights to act out their bigotry.

Mind you, Congress passed the Matthew Shepard Act to help protect gay Americans from anti-gay violence, not to eliminate Bible study or even prevent bigots from expressing their bigotry. The law explicitly identifies violent felonies motivated by prejudice based on the actual or perceived sexual orientation of the victim. It penalizes:

Who[m]ever, whether or not acting under color of law…willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, a dangerous weapon, or an explosive or incendiary device, attempts to cause bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person.

Matthew Shepard wasn’t the target of a sermon; he was the victim of a lynching.

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To quote John Stewart: You just can’t HIT them!