Hate Crimes

“A Finnish court of appeal on Tuesday tossed out the “hate crime” charges against a lawmaker and Lutheran bishop who have been in a four-year legal battle for expressing traditional Christian beliefs regarding sexuality and gender.” - CPost

“Who wants the materials released? That’s a strikingly unique coalition of journalists — some on the left and many on the right…. Who wants the ‘manifesto’ trove kept under wraps? That’s another strikingly unique coalition of LGBTQ+ activists, Democrats and legal officials who appear to be caught in a legal vise” - Get Religion

“A Christian street preacher was awarded over $3,000 in damages after being wrongfully arrested and accused of a hate crime.” - Fox

“Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is launching a plan to combat hate speech and counter what he calls ‘a groundswell of xenophobia, racism and intolerance, violent misogyny, anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hatred’ around the world.” - Fox

“More hate crimes were directed at Jews in 2017 than all other religious groups combined, according to FBI data released on Tuesday, despite the fact that Jews make up just two percent of the U.S. population.” - W. Examiner

“The FBI released the 2015 Hate Crime Statistics on Monday, showing the number of hate crimes reported to police increased by about 6.7 percent last year, led largely by a 67 percent rise in [reported] crimes against Muslims.” Jurist