Making 'Hate Criminals' - With No Law Broken
By Rev. Ted Pike 7-8-8
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In the US, our First Amendment guarantees free speech. Because of this and determined opposition, the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, architect of U.S. hate laws, has been frustrated in attempts to pass a federal hate and speech crime law. Yet, ADL has not given up. Through bias and hate crime laws on the state and local levels, this enormously powerful and persuasive Jewish activist group still aggressively erodes freedom of speech for Americans, especially Christians and conservatives.

ADL has persuaded lawmakers to pass bias and hate crimes legislation by saying these laws would not affect freedom of speech. This worked in Canada. In 1971, the northern branches of ADL, the Canadian Jewish Congress and B'nai B'rith Canada, convinced Parliament to enact their federal "anti-hate" law (The Canadian Human Rights Act). They assured MP's that there were adequate restraints in the law to preserve freedom of speech. Yet the supposed "checks and balances" proved a sham.

In Canada today, there is no protection for anyone accused of expressing public, verbal "hatred or contempt" for members of a federally protected group (especially homosexuals, Jews, or Muslims). A homosexual "victim" needs only to persuade a single hearings officer that his feelings were hurt; truth is not admitted as evidence, and his critic will be found guilty as a hate criminal. First offenses average a $5000 fine. No one so accused in Canadian hate crimes tribunals has ever been acquitted.


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Making 'Hate Criminals' - With No Law Broken