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In July 2007, [[Ted Kennedy]] bypassed a committee vote and attached hate crimes legislation to a massive defense appropriation bill requested by the President, in an effort to compel him to sign the hate crimes legislation.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56702 Kennedy cramming hate crimes into defense bill] 'Shameless attempt to push [[homosexual agenda]] ... by exploiting soldiers', Bob Unruh, ''WorldNetDaily.com'', July 17, 2007.</ref>
 
In July 2007, [[Ted Kennedy]] bypassed a committee vote and attached hate crimes legislation to a massive defense appropriation bill requested by the President, in an effort to compel him to sign the hate crimes legislation.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56702 Kennedy cramming hate crimes into defense bill] 'Shameless attempt to push [[homosexual agenda]] ... by exploiting soldiers', Bob Unruh, ''WorldNetDaily.com'', July 17, 2007.</ref>
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== Hate crimes in the United States against atheists/agnostics are very low in number ==
+
== Hate crime statistics ==
 +
Here are the hate crime statistics reported by the US Department of Justice for 2015:<ref>https://ucr.fbi.gov/hate-crime/2015/tables-and-data-declarations/1tabledatadecpdf</ref>
 +
<table  cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell30">
 +
<i>Bias motivation&nbsp;</i></th>
 +
<th id="cell31">
 +
<i>Incidents&nbsp;</i></th>
 +
<th id="cell32">
 +
<i>Offenses&nbsp;</i></th>
 +
<th id="cell33">
 +
<i>Victims</i><i><sup>1</sup></i></th>
 +
<th id="cell34">
 +
<i>Known<br>offenders&nbsp;</i><i><sup>2</sup></i></th>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell40" >
 +
<b>Total</b></th>
 +
<td id="cell41" >
 +
5,850</td>
 +
<td id="cell42">
 +
6,885</td>
 +
<td id="cell43"  headers="cell40">
 +
7,173</td>
 +
<td id="cell44"  headers="cell40">
 +
5,493</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell50" >
 +
<b>Single-Bias Incidents</b></th>
 +
<td id="cell51" >
 +
5,818</td>
 +
<td id="cell52" >
 +
6,837</td>
 +
<td id="cell53" >
 +
7,121</td>
 +
<td id="cell54"  headers="cell50">
 +
5,475</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell60" class=" bold indent1 alignleft valignmentbottom" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
 +
<b>Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry:</b></th>
 +
<td id="cell61"  headers="cell60">
 +
3,310</td>
 +
<td id="cell62"  headers="cell60">
 +
4,029</td>
 +
<td id="cell63"  headers="cell60">
 +
4,216</td>
 +
<td id="cell64"  headers="cell60">
 +
3,196</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell70">
 +
Anti-White</th>
 +
<td id="cell71"  headers="cell70">
 +
613</td>
 +
<td id="cell72"  headers="cell70">
 +
734</td>
 +
<td id="cell73"  headers="cell70">
 +
789</td>
 +
<td id="cell74"  headers="cell70">
 +
681</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell80">
 +
Anti-Black or African American</th>
 +
<td id="cell81"  headers="cell80">
 +
1,745</td>
 +
<td id="cell82"  headers="cell80">
 +
2,125</td>
 +
<td id="cell83"  headers="cell80">
 +
2,201</td>
 +
<td id="cell84"  headers="cell80">
 +
1,605</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell90">
 +
Anti-American Indian or Alaska Native</th>
 +
<td id="cell91"  headers="cell90">
 +
131</td>
 +
<td id="cell92"  headers="cell90">
 +
137</td>
 +
<td id="cell93"  headers="cell90">
 +
141</td>
 +
<td id="cell94"  headers="cell90">
 +
113</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell100">
 +
Anti-Asian</th>
 +
<td id="cell101"  headers="cell100">
 +
111</td>
 +
<td id="cell102"  headers="cell100">
 +
132</td>
 +
<td id="cell103"  headers="cell100">
 +
136</td>
 +
<td id="cell104"  headers="cell100">
 +
108</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell110">
 +
Anti-Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander</th>
 +
<td id="cell111"  headers="cell110">
 +
4</td>
 +
<td id="cell112"  headers="cell110">
 +
6</td>
 +
<td id="cell113"  headers="cell110">
 +
6</td>
 +
<td id="cell114"  headers="cell110">
 +
3</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell120">
 +
Anti-Multiple Races, Group</th>
 +
<td id="cell121"  headers="cell120">
 +
113</td>
 +
<td id="cell122"  headers="cell120">
 +
138</td>
 +
<td id="cell123"  headers="cell120">
 +
160</td>
 +
<td id="cell124"  headers="cell120">
 +
83</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell130">
 +
Anti-Arab</th>
 +
<td id="cell131"  headers="cell130">
 +
37</td>
 +
<td id="cell132"  headers="cell130">
 +
47</td>
 +
<td id="cell133"  headers="cell130">
 +
48</td>
 +
<td id="cell134"  headers="cell130">
 +
35</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell140">
 +
Anti-Hispanic or Latino</th>
 +
<td id="cell141"  headers="cell140">
 +
299</td>
 +
<td id="cell142"  headers="cell140">
 +
379</td>
 +
<td id="cell143"  headers="cell140">
 +
392</td>
 +
<td id="cell144"  headers="cell140">
 +
325</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell150">
 +
Anti-Other Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry</th>
 +
<td id="cell151"  headers="cell150">
 +
257</td>
 +
<td id="cell152"  headers="cell150">
 +
331</td>
 +
<td id="cell153"  headers="cell150">
 +
343</td>
 +
<td id="cell154"  headers="cell150">
 +
243</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell160" class=" bold indent1 alignleft valignmentbottom" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
 +
<b>Religion:</b></th>
 +
<td id="cell161"  headers="cell160">
 +
1,244</td>
 +
<td id="cell162"  headers="cell160">
 +
1,354</td>
 +
<td id="cell163"  headers="cell160">
 +
1,402</td>
 +
<td id="cell164"  headers="cell160">
 +
809</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell170">
 +
Anti-Jewish</th>
 +
<td id="cell171"  headers="cell170">
 +
664</td>
 +
<td id="cell172"  headers="cell170">
 +
695</td>
 +
<td id="cell173"  headers="cell170">
 +
731</td>
 +
<td id="cell174"  headers="cell170">
 +
387</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell180">
 +
Anti-Catholic</th>
 +
<td id="cell181"  headers="cell180">
 +
53</td>
 +
<td id="cell182"  headers="cell180">
 +
59</td>
 +
<td id="cell183"  headers="cell180">
 +
60</td>
 +
<td id="cell184"  headers="cell180">
 +
29</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell190">
 +
Anti-Protestant</th>
 +
<td id="cell191"  headers="cell190">
 +
37</td>
 +
<td id="cell192"  headers="cell190">
 +
47</td>
 +
<td id="cell193"  headers="cell190">
 +
48</td>
 +
<td id="cell194"  headers="cell190">
 +
18</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell200">
 +
Anti-Islamic (Muslim)</th>
 +
<td id="cell201"  headers="cell200">
 +
257</td>
 +
<td id="cell202"  headers="cell200">
 +
301</td>
 +
<td id="cell203"  headers="cell200">
 +
307</td>
 +
<td id="cell204"  headers="cell200">
 +
228</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell210">
 +
Anti-Other Religion</th>
 +
<td id="cell211"  headers="cell210">
 +
96</td>
 +
<td id="cell212"  headers="cell210">
 +
104</td>
 +
<td id="cell213"  headers="cell210">
 +
107</td>
 +
<td id="cell214"  headers="cell210">
 +
53</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell220">
 +
Anti-Multiple Religions, Group</th>
 +
<td id="cell221"  headers="cell220">
 +
51</td>
 +
<td id="cell222"  headers="cell220">
 +
57</td>
 +
<td id="cell223"  headers="cell220">
 +
58</td>
 +
<td id="cell224"  headers="cell220">
 +
30</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell230">
 +
Anti-Mormon</th>
 +
<td id="cell231"  headers="cell230">
 +
8</td>
 +
<td id="cell232"  headers="cell230">
 +
8</td>
 +
<td id="cell233"  headers="cell230">
 +
8</td>
 +
<td id="cell234"  headers="cell230">
 +
6</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell240">
 +
Anti-Jehovah's Witness</th>
 +
<td id="cell241"  headers="cell240">
 +
1</td>
 +
<td id="cell242"  headers="cell240">
 +
1</td>
 +
<td id="cell243"  headers="cell240">
 +
1</td>
 +
<td id="cell244"  headers="cell240">
 +
0</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell250">
 +
Anti-Eastern Orthodox (Russian, Greek, Other)</th>
 +
<td id="cell251"  headers="cell250">
 +
48</td>
 +
<td id="cell252"  headers="cell250">
 +
50</td>
 +
<td id="cell253"  headers="cell250">
 +
50</td>
 +
<td id="cell254"  headers="cell250">
 +
36</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell260">
 +
Anti-Other Christian</th>
 +
<td id="cell261"  headers="cell260">
 +
15</td>
 +
<td id="cell262"  headers="cell260">
 +
18</td>
 +
<td id="cell263"  headers="cell260">
 +
18</td>
 +
<td id="cell264"  headers="cell260">
 +
15</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell270">
 +
Anti-Buddhist</th>
 +
<td id="cell271"  headers="cell270">
 +
1</td>
 +
<td id="cell272"  headers="cell270">
 +
1</td>
 +
<td id="cell273"  headers="cell270">
 +
1</td>
 +
<td id="cell274"  headers="cell270">
 +
1</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell280">
 +
Anti-Hindu</th>
 +
<td id="cell281"  headers="cell280">
 +
5</td>
 +
<td id="cell282"  headers="cell280">
 +
5</td>
 +
<td id="cell283"  headers="cell280">
 +
5</td>
 +
<td id="cell284"  headers="cell280">
 +
2</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell290">
 +
Anti-Sikh</th>
 +
<td id="cell291"  headers="cell290">
 +
6</td>
 +
<td id="cell292"  headers="cell290">
 +
6</td>
 +
<td id="cell293"  headers="cell290">
 +
6</td>
 +
<td id="cell294"  headers="cell290">
 +
4</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell300">
 +
Anti-Atheism/Agnosticism/etc.</th>
 +
<td id="cell301"  headers="cell300">
 +
2</td>
 +
<td id="cell302"  headers="cell300">
 +
2</td>
 +
<td id="cell303"  headers="cell300">
 +
2</td>
 +
<td id="cell304"  headers="cell300">
 +
0</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell310" class=" bold indent1 alignleft valignmentbottom" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
 +
<b>Sexual Orientation:</b></th>
 +
<td id="cell311"  headers="cell310">
 +
1,053</td>
 +
<td id="cell312"  headers="cell310">
 +
1,219</td>
 +
<td id="cell313"  headers="cell310">
 +
1,263</td>
 +
<td id="cell314"  headers="cell310">
 +
1,221</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell320">
 +
Anti-Gay (Male)</th>
 +
<td id="cell321"  headers="cell320">
 +
664</td>
 +
<td id="cell322"  headers="cell320">
 +
758</td>
 +
<td id="cell323"  headers="cell320">
 +
786</td>
 +
<td id="cell324"  headers="cell320">
 +
803</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell330">
 +
Anti-Lesbian</th>
 +
<td id="cell331"  headers="cell330">
 +
136</td>
 +
<td id="cell332"  headers="cell330">
 +
168</td>
 +
<td id="cell333"  headers="cell330">
 +
170</td>
 +
<td id="cell334"  headers="cell330">
 +
142</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell340">
 +
Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender (Mixed Group)</th>
 +
<td id="cell341"  headers="cell340">
 +
203</td>
 +
<td id="cell342"  headers="cell340">
 +
235</td>
 +
<td id="cell343"  headers="cell340">
 +
248</td>
 +
<td id="cell344"  headers="cell340">
 +
218</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell350">
 +
Anti-Heterosexual</th>
 +
<td id="cell351"  headers="cell350">
 +
19</td>
 +
<td id="cell352"  headers="cell350">
 +
23</td>
 +
<td id="cell353"  headers="cell350">
 +
24</td>
 +
<td id="cell354"  headers="cell350">
 +
19</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell360">
 +
Anti-Bisexual</th>
 +
<td id="cell361"  headers="cell360">
 +
31</td>
 +
<td id="cell362"  headers="cell360">
 +
35</td>
 +
<td id="cell363"  headers="cell360">
 +
35</td>
 +
<td id="cell364"  headers="cell360">
 +
39</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell370" class=" bold indent1 alignleft valignmentbottom" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
 +
<b>Disability:</b></th>
 +
<td id="cell371"  headers="cell370">
 +
74</td>
 +
<td id="cell372"  headers="cell370">
 +
88</td>
 +
<td id="cell373"  headers="cell370">
 +
88</td>
 +
<td id="cell374"  headers="cell370">
 +
73</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell380">
 +
Anti-Physical</th>
 +
<td id="cell381"  headers="cell380">
 +
43</td>
 +
<td id="cell382"  headers="cell380">
 +
52</td>
 +
<td id="cell383"  headers="cell380">
 +
52</td>
 +
<td id="cell384"  headers="cell380">
 +
40</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell390">
 +
Anti-Mental</th>
 +
<td id="cell391"  headers="cell390">
 +
31</td>
 +
<td id="cell392"  headers="cell390">
 +
36</td>
 +
<td id="cell393"  headers="cell390">
 +
36</td>
 +
<td id="cell394"  headers="cell390">
 +
33</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell400" class=" bold indent1 alignleft valignmentbottom" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
 +
<b>Gender:</b></th>
 +
<td id="cell401"  headers="cell400">
 +
23</td>
 +
<td id="cell402"  headers="cell400">
 +
29</td>
 +
<td id="cell403"  headers="cell400">
 +
30</td>
 +
<td id="cell404"  headers="cell400">
 +
19</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell410">
 +
Anti-Male</th>
 +
<td id="cell411"  headers="cell410">
 +
7</td>
 +
<td id="cell412"  headers="cell410">
 +
8</td>
 +
<td id="cell413"  headers="cell410">
 +
8</td>
 +
<td id="cell414"  headers="cell410">
 +
6</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell420">
 +
Anti-Female</th>
 +
<td id="cell421"  headers="cell420">
 +
16</td>
 +
<td id="cell422"  headers="cell420">
 +
21</td>
 +
<td id="cell423"  headers="cell420">
 +
22</td>
 +
<td id="cell424"  headers="cell420">
 +
13</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell430" class=" bold indent1 alignleft valignmentbottom" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
 +
<b>Gender Identity:</b></th>
 +
<td id="cell431"  headers="cell430">
 +
114</td>
 +
<td id="cell432"  headers="cell430">
 +
118</td>
 +
<td id="cell433"  headers="cell430">
 +
122</td>
 +
<td id="cell434"  headers="cell430">
 +
157</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell440">
 +
Anti-Transgender</th>
 +
<td id="cell441"  headers="cell440">
 +
73</td>
 +
<td id="cell442"  headers="cell440">
 +
75</td>
 +
<td id="cell443"  headers="cell440">
 +
76</td>
 +
<td id="cell444"  headers="cell440">
 +
114</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell450">
 +
Anti-Gender Non-Conforming</th>
 +
<td id="cell451"  headers="cell450">
 +
41</td>
 +
<td id="cell452"  headers="cell450">
 +
43</td>
 +
<td id="cell453"  headers="cell450">
 +
46</td>
 +
<td id="cell454"  headers="cell450">
 +
43</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th id="cell460" class=" bold valignmentbottom" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
 +
<b>Multiple-Bias Incidents</b><sup><b>3</b></sup></th>
 +
<td id="cell461"  headers="cell460">
 +
32</td>
 +
<td id="cell462"  headers="cell460">
 +
48</td>
 +
<td id="cell463"  headers="cell460">
 +
52</td>
 +
<td id="cell464"  headers="cell460">
 +
18</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
</table>
    
According to a 2007 Pew Forum survey, about 4% of Americans are [[Atheism|atheists]]/[[agnosticism|agnostics]].<ref>[http://religions.pewforum.org/reports Pew Forum Religious Landscape Survey - Key findings]</ref> A 2008 [[Gallup poll]] showed that 6% of the U.S. population believed that no god or universal spirit exists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/109108/belief-god-far-lower-western-us.aspx |title=Belief in God Far Lower in Western U.S |publisher=Gallup.com |accessdate=2012-02-05}}</ref>
 
According to a 2007 Pew Forum survey, about 4% of Americans are [[Atheism|atheists]]/[[agnosticism|agnostics]].<ref>[http://religions.pewforum.org/reports Pew Forum Religious Landscape Survey - Key findings]</ref> A 2008 [[Gallup poll]] showed that 6% of the U.S. population believed that no god or universal spirit exists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/109108/belief-god-far-lower-western-us.aspx |title=Belief in God Far Lower in Western U.S |publisher=Gallup.com |accessdate=2012-02-05}}</ref>
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