Hate Crimes Bills: Threat to the Pulpit

The Congress and Senate are trying strip the nation of religious freedom and the ability to preach the gospel from our church pulpits.The Hate Crimes Prevention bills,which are currently being put forth, can be used in the future to censor the church and its ministers.I called a press conference to enable pastors (the majority of which were black) to take a stand on this issue.
Excerpts from my address follow:Dear Friends, Clergy, Congressmen, and Press:
We oppose HR 1592 “Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention ACT of 2007.” Our position is that this legislation is indefinable, constitutionally suspect, unfair, un-American,and unnecessary.I represent clergymen and people of faith from the Christian community who are making a stand for religious liberty. We have called this meeting to announce a major national campaign to protect the right of the Christian church to preach the gospel.This law is unnecessary because there is already existing legislation in every state that deals with this issue.The Hate Crimes Prevention bills will grant protected status to “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”Similar laws have are being enforced around the world with an anti-Christian bias. Although the proponents of the bill solemnly declare that Bible believing churches are not its target, I will mention several noticeable cases:
In Sweden, Pastor Ake Green was indicted....
(by Bishop Harry R. Jackson Jr.)
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