CBC News: Police investigating Christian activist for hate crimes

It is nice to know that in Canada they call it what it is:

It's a hate crime, eh!

Should it be made illegal in the US? I don't think so.

Proving that he is just another in a long line of seriously screwed up anti-equality gay bashers, women's rights haters, Whatcott is just typical of where the hate comes from. There have been a lot of these lately. This is what happens when someone is taught to loath themselves by right wing fundementalist christian clerics.

CBC News: Police investigating Christian activist for hate crimes: "Police investigating Christian activist for hate crimes
Last Updated Wed, 08 Jun 2005 09:52:23 EDT
CBC News

Two thousand leaflets attacking gays and lesbians have put a Christian activist in western Canada under investigation by Edmonton police for hate crimes.

The flyers by Bill Whatcott of Regina refer to gay marriage as 'sodomite marriage' and use graphic language to describe the alleged sex practices of homosexuals.

The handouts also used derogatory terms to describe federal Defence Minister Bill Graham.

Whatcott stuffed his pamphlets into mailboxes in the riding of Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan, and some recipients complained to police.

'The material is offensive and it's an affront on the basic tenets of our society, which is about multiculturalism, tolerance and peaceful co-existence,' Const. Steve Camp, of the Edmonton police hate crimes unit, said.

The Pride Centre of Edmonton said it would take the case to the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission if no criminal charges arise from the police investigation.

Whatcott has led protests across Saskatchewan and Alberta against abortion and gays.

He says he was a gay prostitute until age 18 to pay for a drug habit, then became leader of a small group called the Christian Truth Activists.

You may or may not have noted that I call these radical fundementalist christians with a little "c"...

Why?

Because they are not really Christians at all. They are really just radical right wing hatemongers using Christianity as a tub to thump out hate messages.

Personally, I think freedom of speech helps to expose the public to all of the "who and what" that supports both the good and bad messages.

Given his previous work experience do you think there are any GOP talking point newsletters that would hire him and send him to cover the White House? Karl Rove sure misses the coverage provided by real GOP men like Jeff Gannon now that they have to deal with the Downing Street Minutes...