WND AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Spokesman ducks 'hate crimes' question
Gibbs: 'I am not familiar with the amendments'
Posted: May 02, 2009
12:10 am Eastern

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The official spokesman for President Obama ducked a question over a measure approved by the U.S. House and pending in the Senate that many opponents fear can be used to criminalize Christian thought and words.

The First Amendment question was raised by Les Kinsolving, WND's correspondent at the White House, over H.R. 1913, approved just days ago 249-175 by the U.S. House. Opponents say it creates a special privileged class for homosexuals against so-called "hate crimes" that allows them to pursue cases in which they could claim to "perceive" to be intimidated or harassed by words, such as when pastors preach the biblical perspective of homosexuality.

It's really up to the courts to decide what the law can, and can not do.  Will someone try to use it that way, sure.