This is the kind of stuff you get with "hate crime" laws such as was passed by the U.S. House (and voted for by Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin) recently.
From LifeSite.net:
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, May 30, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Irish Democrat Ian Paisley Jr. is being investigated for a "breach of his ministerial pledge of office" over statements against homosexuality. Paisley told HotPress magazine, "I am pretty repulsed by gay and lesbianism. I think it is wrong. I think that those people harm themselves and - without caring about it - harm society." He continued, "That doesn't mean to say that I hate them. I mean, I hate what they do" according to an Ireland On-line report.
While homosexual activists groups and those among his fellow politicians are accusing him of inciting violence, in his statements, Paisley does make the important distinction between the homosexual person and the homosexual act. He indicates the importance of condemning homosexual behavior as unnatural and harmful to both the person and society, but also points out that people must give homosexual persons full respect.
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