Hate Crimes: Crimes Against Man or God?

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This paper takes a look at hate crimes. The paper defines hate crimes, provides statistics and provides modern day examples of hate crimes. The paper further explains that hate crimes are not only against the laws created by man, but also that of God.

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" We now know the term "hate crimes" was introduced in 1985: clearly an act of commission, but how far back do we need to go to realize that these hateful acts have been apart of society since the beginning of mankind. In the bible, when we read about "The Parable of the Good Samaritan" (Luke 10:25-34); dating back to about A.D. 62, which has me to believe as a Christian, to be in a state of omission, and do nothing about a crime that has taken place is just as much a sin as the crime itself. It's printed in black and white for me in 1John 4:20, "If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen but love God whom he hath not seen?" When we read Gospel passages like those in the bible from Luke and 1John, Jesus' message is direct and uncomplicated: love God, love neighbor....Go do it. Looking at the details in these passages can help us understand how Christianity and hatred get mixed up together. It provides us with clues about how to stay clear and focused on God's calling to love. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, A Merriam-Webster, 1990
• http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_hat3.htm
• James B. Jacobs and Kimberly Potter, Hate Crimes: Criminal Law & Identity Politics, 2004.
• FBI press release, "Crime in the United States, 2000," 2001-OCT-22, at: http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/
• Cedric Herring, Ph. D., Skin/Deep; How Race and Complexion Matter in the "Color-Blind" Era, University of Illinois Press, 2004

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