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Hate Crimes Bill Passes House
CBN News
May 3, 2007
CBNNews.com -- The House of Representatives has approved a new hate crimes bill that grants special protected status to homosexuals.
And similar legislation is moving through the Senate.
But the White House is threatening a veto, calling the bill "unnecessary and constitutionally questionable."
Today, conservative groups and lawmakers warned that the measure undermines freedom of speech.
They say it could lead to arrests of Christians who speak out against homosexuality.
Conservatives also say the bill would make homosexuals more important than other Americans -- because crimes against them would have harsher penalties than crimes against others.
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