Hate Crimes Legislation and Preachers

Hate crimes legislation does lead to hate speech legislation. Hate speech laws in the U.S. will, I am convinced inevitably be used against preachers who declare what Scriptures teaches about homosexuality.

While Attorney General Holder may not be able to conceive of a prosecutor bringing charges against a preacher for a sermon I can easily see it happening.

The President’s recent address at the LGBT Pride reception at the White House can be read HERE.

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Todd Pruitt

Todd Pruitt (MDiv, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) currently serves as lead pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, VA. He is also co-host with Carl Trueman for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals’ podcast Mortification of Spin. Todd and his wife, Karen, have been married since 1990 and have three children: Kate, Ryan, and Matthew.

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