Exodus Blog Maintains Silent Permissiveness toward Antigay Violence

Truth Wins Out  Nov 06 09

In its last word on the subject, the Exodus blog on Oct. 26 opposed the addition of sexual orientation and gender identity to an existing federal hate crime law. Exodus executive vice president Randy Thomas previously had equated punishment of violent crime with punishment of “thought crime.” Now Thomas said that he didn’t feel that thousands [...] Full story...

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