Let's pray, because if this BILL is passed....
Please look at this...... they are real slick with the wording, but its not looking good if this BILL is passed....

Congress passed a bill (HR 1592) that clearly infringes upon our freedom of speech. President Bush has publicly announced that he would veto the bill, but despite this we must pray! We must also be made aware of the issues. God said that His people perish for a lack of knowledge. BE INFORMED!

Hate Crime Bill - House Resolution - HR 1592
(Congress passed this bill on Thursday, May 3, 2007)
On April 17, 2007, I attended a hearing regarding the bill, House Resolution-HR 1592 on Capital Hill. My incentive for writing this document is to put the body of Christ on high alert concerning this matter. I believe that many saints are unaware of the ground that has been gained toward the passing of this bill. Under the guise of a hate crime, this bill is a potential "gag order" against preachers who speak out against homosexuality. Those who support this bill insist that it will not infringe upon our 1st Amendment rights in relation to freedom of speech. However, we have congressmen and lawyers (who oppose this bill) that strongly disagree. They have informed me that the language presented in this bill (along with other laws already passed), WILL AFFECT WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT SAY IN OUR PULPITS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY! Believe it or not, our freedom of speech is at jeopardy in America.

Article 18 U.S. Code 2(a) of the Federal Criminal Code states:

Whoever aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures a crime's commission, is punishable just as if he is the principle offender.

This means that if any religious leader preaches that homosexuality is a sin and someone hears it and commits a crime against a person that practices such an act, the religious leader can receive the same penalty as the person who committed the crime. This is a law in effect now!

HR 1592 literally lays the framework for preachers to be investigated, prosecuted and persecuted for preaching Romans the 1st Chapter. Similarly, "hate crime" laws have been passed in Canada and England. Some states have passed "hate crime" laws and Christians right here in America have been jailed as a result of it. For example, a 75-year-old grandmother was arrested in Philadelphia (2005) for witnessing at a "Coming Out" rally for homosexuals. She was passing out tracts and telling people that Jesus loved them. Because this offended homosexuals, it was considered hate crime. This woman and eight others (including a teenager) were arrested. They faced 47 years in prison and thousands of dollars in fines.

Another major concern is that this bill will give millions of government dollars to National Hate Crime Prevention Curriculum for schools. 'Healing the Hate' curriculums have already been funded by the government and put in schools, even at the elementary level. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program sponsor this curriculum, and children are being taught things such as:

There are no 'girl colors' or 'boy colors'
There are no 'girl games' or 'boy games'
It seeds ideas in the minds of our children like "boys playing with baby dolls"
They teach that families come in all different shapes and sizes, including two daddies and two mommies in some families.
They give children definitions such as "a gay man is someone who loves another man best of all and a lesbian woman is someone who loves another woman best of all." That "heterosexuals are people whose dearest love is of the other sex" or "people are 'bisexual' if they sometimes fall in love with a woman and sometimes with a man." They teach that "people who have always felt as if they were in the body of the wrong sex are called 'transsexual', and that some transsexual kids grow up and get sex change operations and some don't." (This is going on in our schools today)

This bill is built on deception and lies and paints the picture that hate crimes are so rampant that homosexuals and cross-dressers have to flee across state lines to escape persecution in their own states. It also claims that homosexuals cannot find work or purchase goods and services in their home states. However, statistics show that there are homosexuals who have some of the highest paying and most prestigious positions in America.

Benjamin Rush was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. At his funeral, he was quoted to have said, "I have already been called an Aristocrat and a Democrat. I am neither. I am a Christocrat!"(1813). No matter what our personal convictions are in life, when everything is said and done, believers should be able to stand before heaven, hell and all of the earth and say that above all, THEY ARE CHRISTOCRATS. This is not to establish some new political order but to establish spiritual order that confirms that we are Christ's and we support His agenda, above all others!

Congressman John Conyers Makes Spurious Statements
Congressman John Conyers is the father of this bill and it is strongly supported by the NAACP and the Black Caucus. They are comparing the plight of people with gender identity issues to the civil right struggles of blacks in America. This is an abomination!
During a hearing on this bill, Mr. Conyers stated that he met with a group of African American pastors and assured them that an amendment presented by Congressman Artur Davis, that was to be added to the bill, would protect their freedom of speech. Mr. Conyers did meet with a group of pastors; however, this meeting was brief and inconclusive. I am sharing this information because I don't want the misperception that those of us who took time out of our busy schedules went to Capital Hill and compromised. Not only was no conclusion reached, we expected the opportunity to discuss the issues further, but to no avail. It is apparent that some of these politicians do not take the church seriously. They need to know that our voice counts. We must use our resources and be heard on Capital Hill. This law cannot pass in America. The demons that are operating to persecute pastors in Canada and England will not cross the borders of America. The words of the weak amendment that Congressman Artur Davis has added to the bill are not strong enough to stop local law enforcement officials from arresting us if we preach against homosexuality, because this will be entirely decided by the interpretation of the law, and we know from Plessy v. Ferguson, that the 14th Amendment was 'interpreted' to permit segregated facilities. It took 58 years, from 1896 to 1954, for the US Supreme Court to overturn that "separate but equal" doctrine.

Congresswoman "Disses" Preachers
As I sat in a hearing on this bill I could feel the hatred from some of the sub-committee members that were attempting to pass it. In particular, I heard Congresswoman Jackson-Lee of Texas say (on record) that she was aware that some preachers were saying that homosexuality was a sin from their pulpits. She added that this was a message that she would not particularly want to hear. It was not what she said, but how she said it, with so much hate! As a preacher, her comments offended me. To me they were mean and hateful. Isn't it ironic that she seemed to be motivated by hatred to pass "hate crime" legislation? Where are my rights as a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ in America? We must fight for our rights as believers to:

Preach the gospel freely without hatred against the message we preach
Raise our children without the indoctrination of the homosexual agenda
Be assured that we will not have to hire homosexuals under quotas in our churches
Be assured that the tax dollars we pay will not go toward the homosexual indoctrination of our children. (Janet Reno used her position to push her views on sexuality into the minds of our children while she was in office - she was the force behind the Healing the Hate curriculum placed in our schools.)

In Closing
If this bill is passed in America it will give special rights, all under the guise of sexual preference or orientation to:

Pedophiles
People that get sexually aroused by bumping into people
People that asphyxiate themselves to produce longer orgasms
People that have sex with animals

What should our response be as believers?

We must pray but remember, faith without work is dead
We must also call Capital Hill (202 225-3121) in protest of SR 1105 & HR 1592 (Hate Crime legislation) ,Please ring the phones off the hook; your voice counts!
Begin to decree and declare that the president will veto this bill if it passes through the senate
A bill has also been presented to give homosexuals special hiring rights
The NAACP, the Black Caucus and most of the Democrats are supporting the 'homosexual agenda'. This is about more than men or women and their sexual preferences. It is organized hatred against righteousness. Romans 1:30 declares it!

We do not want a homosexual or any other person abused through hate crimes. Despite this, we stand against this legislation because we know that it is a 'behind the scene' attack against the church. The enemy wants to gag the church and make preachers afraid to preach against sin. If we took a vote in hell today, we would have a 100% vote against this bill!

It may seem as though we are behind in the game but this is only an opportunity for the church to rally. The enemy has come in like a flood, but God will raise the standard! God has already given us victory over partial birth abortion. Let us ride on this victory and RALLY! THERE ARE MORE FOR US THAN AGAINST US, IN JESUS NAME.

The powers that are pushing this bill are using the case of David Ritcheson as an example. David is a Hispanic young man that was an unfortunate victim of a brutal beating by two skinheads. Though my heart goes out for this young man, it was proven that even David's situation did not need "hate crime" legislation. His persecutors received "90 years" and "life" as sentences.

Hate Crime Legislation is both "useless" and "senseless" to our criminal justice system. It repeats laws that protect all citizens in any kind of motivated crime. And it especially distracts the federal law enforcement agencies from issues that need more attention around the borders of America, such as terrorism.

Christocrat

(Please review attached supporting documents for your information)

(Attachment #1) Pro-Homosexual/Drag Queen Hate Crimes Bill Will Move Quickly!
Begins to lay the legal foundation and framework to investigate, prosecute and persecute pastors, business owners, and anyone else whose actions are based upon, and reflect, the truths found in the Bible
It is vital that Bible-believing people immediately contact their U.S. Representative and Two (2) U.S. Senators.

We must defeat H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007, by Congressman John Conyers, (D-MI), who is Judiciary Committee Chairman! Also, it is expected that Senator Ted Kennedy, (D-MA), will soon introduce similar legislation in the U.S. Senate.

Without your action, this anti-Christian legislation will pass -- under the guise of hate-crime prevention -- and accomplish the following homosexual goals:

Silence the Bible-believing Churches, Pastors and Christians
Criminalize so-called "hate speech," - which is any speech that is critical of homosexuality or cross- dressing behaviors. The suppression of free speech will be justified by the claim that such speech "incites" individuals to commit violence against homosexuals, cross-dressers etc. Any remarks about homosexuality, such as reading Bible passages, preaching on these passages, telling a person they can come out of the homosexual lifestyle, etc. could be deemed critical remarks and could be ruled to be outside the bounds of First Amendment protections for pastors, business owners and individuals.
Elevate homosexuality and cross-dressing behaviors such as drag queens, transsexualism, she- males, etc. to the status of federally protected minorities. These behaviors will be considered equal to race under the federal law.
Interfere with local law enforcement by elevating alleged incidents of "hate" against a homosexual or cross-dresser into a federal crime.
Fund anti-Christian curriculum for children K-12, through the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to promote homosexuality and cross-dressing as normal behaviors in schools.

The passage of H.R. 1592 will be a serious threat to free speech and freedom of religion. This so-called Hate Crimes Bill begins to lay the legal foundation and framework to investigate, prosecute and persecute those who refuse, for moral and religious reasons, to agree or teach their children that homosexuality, transgender, cross-dressing etc., is normal and desirable.

Ultimately, a pastor's sermon concerning homosexuality could be considered an incitement to violence and punished with a fine or prison.

This has already occurred in Sweden, Canada, and England and efforts are underway in Brazil to punish any person who speaks out against homosexuality.

IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED

Send an urgent email to your U.S. Rep. and 2 Senators
For more information on Hate Crimes go to - http://www.traditionalvalues.org

DISTRIBUTE TO YOUR CHURCH AND 10 FRIENDS.

Pro-Homosexual/Drag Queen Bill on Fast Track in House of Representatives!
Under the cover of fighting so-called 'hate crimes,' H.R. 1592 will be used to fund anti-Christian, pro- homosexual/drag queen materials for children - and divert scarce federal resources away from fighting Islamic terrorism.
H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 is moving quickly in the House of Representatives. A hearing on H.R. 1592 is scheduled in the House Judiciary Committee for April 17th; with a mark-up in subcommittee expected the next day! A week later, the legislation is expected to be voted out of the full committee and move to the House floor for a quick vote.

We must defeat this dangerous bill.

If passed and signed into law, it will be used to establish a legal framework to investigate, persecute and prosecute pastors, businessmen and others whose actions are based upon and reflect the truths found in the Bible. So-called "hate speech" could become the target of zealous pro-homosexual federal prosecutors - which could include a pastor's sermon against homosexual behaviors!

H.R. 1592 is based upon a false premise: That there's an epidemic of so-called "hate crimes" against homosexuals and drag queens that needs federal involvement for local law enforcement officials

There is no epidemic of hate directed against homosexuals or drag queens! FBI statistics from 2005 show that there were only 1,171 cases of sexual orientation bias crimes that year. Of those, 301 are listed as intimidation - which is name-calling; 333 are listed as simple assault (pushing or shoving) and 177 were listed as aggravated assault (where bodily injury occurs).

Traditional Values Coalition's staff conducted in-depth research on hate crimes and discovered the following facts: In 2005 there were a total of 862,947 cases of aggravated assault. 177 cases of aggravated assault based on sexual orientation bias is only 0.000205 percent of all cases! This is not a national epidemic that requires federal meddling in local law enforcement efforts!

This so-called "hate crimes" bill will make homosexuality and cross-dressing into federally protected minority groups! These sexual behaviors will be considered equal to race under federal laws! Once this happens, these behaviors will be protected by civil rights laws too.

H.R. 1592 will, under the guise of hate crime prevention:

Interfere with local law enforcement by requiring the Justice Department to monitor how state and local agencies deal with alleged "hate crimes."
Divert scarce FBI personnel and resources away from fighting international terrorism into investigating name-calling, pushing and shoving and a small number of actual cases of violence against homosexuals and drag queens.
Provide millions of dollars to fund "anti-hate" educational materials that will be used to promote the homosexual agenda and denigrate Christians as intolerant. (Under the Janet Reno Justice Department, a "Healing the Hate" curriculum was developed that attacked Christians as bigots, comparing them to the KKK and Skinheads!)

Immediate Action is needed: Contact your U.S. Representative and tell them to vote NO on H.R. 1592 when it comes up for a vote. (Senate S-1105)

Distribute this email to your church leadership and at least 10 friends and ask that they contact their legislators!

God Bless!