Christians & Hate Crimes

[JDawggS316]

With the churches stance against many of today's popular lifestyles, do you think we will be under persecution for committing so-called "hate crimes" for standing up for what God's Word says?

Do you think that we will need to start hiring people who are opposed to the church in general just because they are need of a work?

I've heard this question asked amongst some of my own friends and was curious what the community here had to say.

 

[Sketcher]

It happened a few times in Europe.

 

[Alaskan_Frontier]

I do believe it is knocking on our doors. In California, the church stood up against homosexuality with the ballot measure, and I am sure we remember how that community reacted to the Mormon churches and the other Christians that help fight that measure . In Anchorage the church stood up and fought a city ordinance that would have given gays anti-discrimination rights, and they nearly won here.(assembly passed it, mayor vetoed it) And it was crazy what would have been illegal to do if it had passed. The homosexuals are getting close, and once they have their anti-discrimination shields, they will be able to walk right in your churches and become members, and if not, it will be a hate crime. It was discussed over the radio for months up here, if they were part of your church, and then "came out of the closet", you couldn't tell them they are no longer allowed. If they worked for the church, you couldn't fire them. etc etc.

If they get a protected status, they will be able to tear churches apart one by one with protection of the law, whether you agree with their activity or not.

 

[imind]

The homosexuals are getting close, and once they have their anti-discrimination shields, they will be able to walk right in your churches and become members, and if not, it will be a hate crime. It was discussed over the radio for months up here, if they were part of your church, and then "came out of the closet", you couldn't tell them they are no longer allowed. If they worked for the church, you couldn't fire them. etc etc.

absurd.

christians have protection under hate crime laws, yet nobody seems to think this unwarranted.

 

[Alaskan_Frontier]

5.20.040 Unlawful employment practices.
A. It is unlawful for:
1. An employer to refuse employment to a person, or to bar him or her from employment, or to discriminate against him or her in compensation, or in a term, condition or privilege of employment or to discharge, expel, reduce, suspend or demote him or her because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, age, veteran’s status, or physical or mental disability, unless the reason for the discrimination is a bona fide occupational qualification.

5.20.050 Unlawful practices in places of public accommodation.
A. It is unlawful for a person, whether the owner, operator, agent or employee of an owner or operator of a public accommodation, to:
1. Refuse, withhold from or deny to a person any of its accommodations, advantages, facilities, benefits, privileges, services or goods of that place on account of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, age, veteran’s status, or physical or mental disability.

publicdocs.muni. org/sirepub/cache/2/bplp4fyoykvebkyn4xgvai55/9566205102009053919663. PDF

I dont think it was too absurd.

 

[DennaVeritas]

I don't think that it is a hate crime at all. It is a foundation of our beliefs because our beliefs are based on the Word of God, not our own opinions. I do believe that they may call it that and will continue to push until they can become a part of Church by force. It's too bad. They see it so wrong. It has nothing to do with the person, but the sin, and since they are not repenting as we are told to do, we cannot accept them fully. It is the lifestyle we object to, and the resistance to really following what the Lord wants. We can love them as people. It is sad, but the truth.

 

[Ringo84]

No.
Ringo

 

[Jeffz]

It is an upside downside world, speaking the truth is called a hate crime? It is love that causes us to speak truth, for all have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God. The church grows under persecution, It may be that our Government will pass such laws but that does not mean that we should bow to that law, for God's law is above man's law and it will cause persecution. It is already going on in this country where schools are spreading deception to our children and our children are not able to share thier faith during school.

 

[nilbogerson]

yes because beetling down gay people is a hate crime

 

[Sketcher]

yes because beetling down gay people is a hate crime

All that wheat thrown in their sleeping faces . . . or did you mean beating? As far as I know, conservative Christians who preach and practice the truth don't do either.

 

[Ringo84]

children are not able to share thier faith during school.

Children can share their faith in school. There is no persecution of Christians in the US.
Ringo

 

[DeaconPhil]

good question