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On Wednesday, April 29, the U.S. House is scheduled to vote on so-called "hate crimes" legislation, which would give "actual or perceived" "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" the same federal legal protection as race. Last week the House Judiciary Committee refused to exclude pedophiles from the bill’s protection. But the Committee refused to include special protections for veterans or the elderly.

H.R. 1913 (Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009) is not about stopping crime but is designed to give "actual or perceived" sexual preference or "gender identity" (which is classified as a mental disorder) the same legal status as race.

The legislation also allows the federal government to give grants for so-called "sensitivity training" and other coercive pro-homosexual propaganda.

Here is what you can do today to express your opposition to this outrageous Hate Crimes bill (H.R. 1913):

• Contact your Representative. The most effective method is by a direct telephone call. All you need to do is call the capitol switchboard and ask to be connected to your Representative. The capitol has many toll-free numbers: 1-866-220-0044; 1-866-340-9281; 1-888-355-3588; 1-800-450-8293; 1-877-851-6437; 1-877-762-8722; 1-877-762-8762; 1-800-833-6354; and 1-866-808-0065. You can also call 202-224-3121 or go to the House web site for the contact information.
• Sign our Petition against Hate Crimes and we will flood Congress with faxes!
• Read our legal memo explaining how hate crimes laws threaten freedom.

Read our News Release for more details.

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Tomorrow our guest will be the courageous Carrie Prejean, Miss California, who was criticized for stating on national television that marriage "should be between one man and one woman." Prejean later explained that "... it's not about being politically correct. For me it was being biblically correct." Carrie will join Mat Staver and Matt Barber live in our studio tomorrow.

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