1. The 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard was a brutal anti-homosexual hate crime that shows why hate crime laws are so desperately needed today.

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2. Hate crime laws are needed because we face an epidemic of hate crimes in America.

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3. Hate crime laws punish offenders for what they think and say.

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4. Hate crime laws give preferential treatment to certain classes of victims.

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5. Hate crime laws are not a tool to fight crime, but a way to send the message against prejudice.

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6. Police find it easy and self-evident to identify a hate crime.

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7. Hate crime laws elevate the importance of groups and undermine social unity.

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8. Hate crime laws have no impact on freedom of speech.

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9. Pastors who are faithful to God’s Word have nothing to fear from hate crime laws.

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10. The cause of homosexual marriage is advanced by hate crime laws.

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