Jan 24, 2011 ... prosecution of federal hate crime laws, see infra Part II.B. 12. Matthew Shepard  and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111–84 .....  42 It gives an individual the right to associate with ..... pastor, preacher, priest,  rabbi, or imam who may give a sermon out of their moral traditions.
Aug 16, 2017 ... The proposed laws create new protected classes of individuals, giving new legal  causes of action on the basis of “sexual orientation,” “sexual identity,” “gender ....  Is your State prepared to force ministers, priests, rabbis, and imams to violate  their faith and conscience by threat of prosecution, jail, and fines?
Aug 15, 2017 ... It holds no independent power or authority to enforce its recommendations in any  way. Since the. MCRC can only make recommendations to ... and enforce such  legislation under the guise of an interpretive statement will be rejected as  unlawful by our courts. II. FEDERAL LAW. EM' s claim that Title VII case ...
NPR's stories on U.S. and world religion, spirituality, ethics, and moral issues  affecting society and culture. Subscribe to NPR Religion RSS ... December 4,  2017 • A baker says being forced by Colorado law to make wedding cakes for  same-sex couples would violate his First Amendment rights. The couple says the  baker ...
May 26, 2011 ... Bishop Eddie Long is the senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Church in  Lithonia, Georgia. May 26th, 2011 ... The lawsuits say Long engaged in intimate  sexual acts with the young men, such as massages, masturbation and oral sex.  Long took ... Next entry »Imam fights street crime with mosque fight club.
Under the Hate Crimes bill, "any pastor, preacher, priest, rabbi or imam who gives a sermon out of their moral traditions about sexual practices could be found guilty of a federal crime."