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On Tuesday the US Senate approved the expansion of federal hate crimes laws to include penalty enhancements for those who commit violent acts because of victims’ “actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation or disability”. Pro-family groups fought the measure noting that homosexual activists intend to use the special protection “to criminalize any criticism of their behavior.” The Clinton administration initiated a furious last-minute lobbying blitz to win the vote 57 to 42. Teenage boys’ attitudes toward abortion grew “significantly more conservative,” between 1988 and 1995, according to a study published in the recent issue of the pro-abortion Alan Guttmacher […]
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