Originally published October 9 2005
Pastor fears ramifications of federal anti-hate legislation
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
On the website of the National Prayer Network, Rev. Ted Pike lists possible complications and restrictions for fundamentalist groups under the new anti-hate bill recently passed by the House of Representatives.
In a surprising move, the House of Representatives on September 14, 2005 approved "The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2005," HR2662, as an amendment to the Children's Safety Act, HR3132.
The Senate is expected to also approve a similar amendment within a month.
This federal legislation, orchestrated by the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith will lead to creation of a vast anti-hate bureaucracy in America, similar to what now exists in Canada.
In Canada free speech talk radio no longer exists.
3. It enforces nationwide the working ADL definition of "hate" as being "bias" against federally protected groups, such as homosexuals.
The nation was aghast last October 10th when the ADL's national executive board member, Lynne Abraham, D.A. of Philadelphia, arrested 11 Christians as hate criminals.
Her charge: Their preaching was "biased" against homosexuals.
Pastors, talk show hosts, publishers, critics of Israel, etc. will be liable to arrest just like the Philadelphia Eleven.
Approval by the House last week does not mean that the members of the House or Senate, by granting approval, will have cast their final vote on this Orwellian legislation.
Approving an amendment to a bill is not the same as passing a bill on its own terms.
Final approval will come only after conference between the House and Senate decides whether this hate bill, in amendment form, should be included in passage of a children's protection bill.
Last spring, on June 15, this same legislation was approved by the Senate in amendment form.
However, largely as a result of non-stop, wide publicity against it by the National Prayer Network, and many talk-show hosts, it was defeated in conference between the House and Senate on Oct 8, 2004.
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