Yes, and the key word you just used was "hatred." I strongly believe that people have a right for his or her opinion. And according to most religious scholars, homosexuality is a sin. But just because they feel it is a sin, doesn't give ANYONE a right to mistreat someone because they have a differet lifestyle or think differently about the this topic. If gays are threatened physically or verbally, that person should be arrested for hate crime.
As a Christian, we are to LOVE everyone. Love and Hate do NOT mix.
Smokey
Should religious hatred of gays be classified as hate crime?
Sean McLain
2012/06/29 14:58:17
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Currently people are allowed to stand on a street corner and wave a sign and shout slogans such as "God Hates Fags!" and "Fags should burn!" and it is protected because it is religion.
If someone did the same thing and rather then attacking gays in such a way did any race at all, black, white, Hispanic, or even if they did genders, they would be arrested and thrown in prison for hate speech and or hate crime.
Why should people be allowed to get away with outright threats to homosexuals when other groups are protected? Choice or not, homosexuals are for the most part adults who deserve to be able to go to the supermarket without having to walk past someone screaming that they deserve death.
If someone did the same thing and rather then attacking gays in such a way did any race at all, black, white, Hispanic, or even if they did genders, they would be arrested and thrown in prison for hate speech and or hate crime.
Why should people be allowed to get away with outright threats to homosexuals when other groups are protected? Choice or not, homosexuals are for the most part adults who deserve to be able to go to the supermarket without having to walk past someone screaming that they deserve death.
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Smokey 2012/06/29 15:27:48
I'm Catholic and against gay marriage, but it's not like I'm going to avoid gays or hurt them in any way. People are made to lover each other, not hate.
Every time You hear a Christian bible thumper Quote the Old Testament Bible
Simply Reply oh so you worship Yahweh so tell me how many bulls have you Sacerficed and Burned to Yahweh lately? why not thats in your bible too
your bible tells you to hate people namely people like ME ( Pagans ) and Athiests
The bible also says to kill disobedient children but they do not get a free pass when they did that... why should they get a free pass to hate on gays?
As a Christian, we are to LOVE everyone. Love and Hate do NOT mix.
Smokey
If they say, "go kill that man/woman or if they say "I am going to kill you." - that is not covered and should be reported to police immediately - that is a death threat.
Yesterday the Supreme court ruled on the people that claim to be war heros, and are not have a right to that freedom of lies even if we don't like it, and those that say other things also will fall under freedom of speech so no there should not be new laws for this situation.
Saying your religion says it's wrong is fine, just staing your belief.
But the somments such as "God Hates Fags!" and "Fags should burn!" are hate crimes being justified by religion. After all, the bible says a man shouldn't lay with another man, not that they can't love eachother. Homosexuality if perfectly fine according to christianity.