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==Real hate crimes==

==Real hate crimes==

Many anti-Trump hate crimes and other hateful acts of harassment occurred against Trump's supporters and even apolitical people.<ref>Nolte, John (July 5, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/07/05/rap-sheet-acts-of-media-approved-violence-and-harassment-against-trump-supporters/ Rap Sheet: ***502*** Acts of Media-Approved Violence and Harassment Against Trump Supporters]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 16, 2018.</ref> For example, in very early January 2017, an extremely horrific and disturbing racist hate crime occurred when four black teens brutally beat and tortured an 18-year-old mentally-disabled white teenager in Chicago. It was a horrific hate crime, and one of the many, many horrifying things they did was tell the person to curse [[Donald Trump]] and white people.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/f-k-donald-trump-f-k-white-people/ 4 charged with hate crimes in kidnap, torture of mentally disabled man]. ''WND''. January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/05/hate-crime-charges-filed-in-chicago-beating-shown-on-facebook-live.html Hate crime charges filed in Chicago beating streamed on Facebook Live]. ''Fox News''. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.</ref>  The accused were denied bail,<ref>Pathieu, Diane; Hope, Leah (January 6, 2017). [http://abc7chicago.com/news/judge-denies-bail-for-4-facebook-live-torture-suspects/1689291/ Judge denies bail for 4 Chicago Facebook Live torture suspects]. ''ABC 7''. Retrieved January 6, 2017.</ref> and were charged with hate crimes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://people.com/crime/four-chicago-teens-are-charged-with-hate-crime-in-facebook-live-attack-of-special-needs-student/|title=Four Chicago Suspects Are Charged with Hate Crime in Facebook Live Attack of Special Needs Student|date=January 5, 2017|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> The hate crime was one of many anti-Trump hate-crimes after the [[2016 U.S. presidential election|2016 presidential election]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/05/facebook-live-attack-latest-in-string-anti-trump-assaults.html Facebook Live attack the latest in string of anti-Trump assaults]. ''Fox News''. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.</ref> By March 2019, 334 hate crimes against Trump supporters had been reported.<ref>Nolte, John (March 13, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/13/there-have-been-334-reported-hate-crimes-against-trump-supporters/ There Have Been 334 Reported Hate Crimes Against Trump Supporters]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref>

Many anti-Trump hate crimes and other hateful acts of harassment occurred against Trump's supporters and even apolitical people.<ref>Nolte, John (July 5, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/07/05/rap-sheet-acts-of-media-approved-violence-and-harassment-against-trump-supporters/ Rap Sheet: ***502*** Acts of Media-Approved Violence and Harassment Against Trump Supporters]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 16, 2018.</ref> For example, in very early January 2017, an extremely horrific and disturbing racist hate crime occurred when four black teens brutally beat and tortured an 18-year-old mentally-disabled white teenager in Chicago. It was a horrific hate crime, and one of the many, many horrifying things they did was tell the person to curse [[Donald Trump]] and white people.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2017/01/f-k-donald-trump-f-k-white-people/ 4 charged with hate crimes in kidnap, torture of mentally disabled man]. ''WND''. January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/05/hate-crime-charges-filed-in-chicago-beating-shown-on-facebook-live.html Hate crime charges filed in Chicago beating streamed on Facebook Live]. ''Fox News''. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.</ref>  The accused were denied bail,<ref>Pathieu, Diane; Hope, Leah (January 6, 2017). [http://abc7chicago.com/news/judge-denies-bail-for-4-facebook-live-torture-suspects/1689291/ Judge denies bail for 4 Chicago Facebook Live torture suspects]. ''ABC 7''. Retrieved January 6, 2017.</ref> and were charged with hate crimes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://people.com/crime/four-chicago-teens-are-charged-with-hate-crime-in-facebook-live-attack-of-special-needs-student/|title=Four Chicago Suspects Are Charged with Hate Crime in Facebook Live Attack of Special Needs Student|date=January 5, 2017|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> The hate crime was one of many anti-Trump hate-crimes after the [[2016 U.S. presidential election|2016 presidential election]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/05/facebook-live-attack-latest-in-string-anti-trump-assaults.html Facebook Live attack the latest in string of anti-Trump assaults]. ''Fox News''. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.</ref> By March 2019, 334 hate crimes against Trump supporters had been reported.<ref>Nolte, John (March 13, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/13/there-have-been-334-reported-hate-crimes-against-trump-supporters/ There Have Been 334 Reported Hate Crimes Against Trump Supporters]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref>

An [[Antifa]] mob, organized by the [[progressive]] [[far-Left]] group [[Smash Racism DC]], tried to break into [[Fox News]] host [[Tucker Carlson]]'s house while his wife and family are home.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/08/dc-police-investigating-protest-at-tucker-carlsons-home-as-suspected-hate-crime/ Police Investigate Protest at Carlson's Home as "Suspected Hate Crime"] at Breitbart News Network</ref><ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/08/mob-tucker-carlsons-home-antifa-break-door-chant-fox-host/1927868002</ref>  The incident was labeled as a hate crime by DC police.

An [[Antifa]] mob, organized by the [[progressive]] [[far-Left]] group [[Smash Racism DC]], tried to break into [[Fox News]] host [[Tucker Carlson]]'s house while his wife and family are home.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/08/dc-police-investigating-protest-at-tucker-carlsons-home-as-suspected-hate-crime/ Police Investigate Protest at Carlson's Home as "Suspected Hate Crime"] at Breitbart News Network</ref><ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/08/mob-tucker-carlsons-home-antifa-break-door-chant-fox-host/1927868002</ref>  The incident was labeled as a hate crime by DC police.

=== Hate crimes in the United States against atheists/agnostics are very low in number ===

=== Hate crimes in the United States against atheists/agnostics are very low in number ===

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=https://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 2013 [[FBI]] statistics, 6/10 of a percent of hates crimes were against atheists/agnostics.<ref>[http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2013/topic-pages/victims/victims_final 2013 FBI hate crime statistics]</ref><ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/06/atheism-the-next-civil-rights-movement.html Atheism: The Next Civil Rights movement], Vlad Chituc, ''The Daily Beast'', 4-6-2015</ref>

According to 2013 [[FBI]] statistics, 6/10 of a percent of hates crimes were against atheists/agnostics.<ref>[http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2013/topic-pages/victims/victims_final 2013 FBI hate crime statistics]</ref><ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/06/atheism-the-next-civil-rights-movement.html Atheism: The Next Civil Rights movement], Vlad Chituc, ''The Daily Beast'', 4-6-2015</ref>

===Offender statistics===

===Offender statistics===

For example, in a government report released in 2016, Martin R. Castro, the chairman of the U.S. [[Commission on Civil Rights]], stated that "The phrases “religious liberty” and “religious freedom” will stand for nothing except hypocrisy so long as they remain code words for discrimination, intolerance, racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, Christian supremacy or any form of intolerance."<ref>{{cite news|last=Showalter|first=Brandon|date=Setpember 9, 2016|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/religious-freedom-code-word-bigotry-christian-supremacy-us-civil-rights-commissioner-martin-castro-169370/ |title=Religious Freedom Is 'Code Word' for Bigotry, Christian Supremacy, US Civil Rights Commissioner Says|work=The Christian Post|accessdate=January 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>Kellner, Mark A. (September 8, 2016). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/8/religious-freedom-religious-liberty-just-code-word/ ‘Religious freedom,’ ‘liberty’ just ‘code words’ for intolerance, U.S. Civil Rights chairman says]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://religionnews.com/2016/09/08/chairman-of-u-s-commission-on-civil-rights-calls-the-phrases-religious-liberty-and-religious-freedom-code-words-for-discrimination-intolerance-racism-s/ Chairman of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights calls the phrases ‘religious liberty’ and ‘religious freedom’ code words for discrimination, intolerance, racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, and Christian supremacy]. ''Religion News Service''. September 8, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Carter, Joe (September 13, 2016). [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/u.s.-civil-rights-commission-religious-freedom-is-code-word-for-racism-homophobia-and-christian-supremacy U.S. Civil Rights Commission: ‘Religious Freedom’ Is Code Word for Racism, Homophobia, and ‘Christian Supremacy’]. ''The Gospel Coalition''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref>

For example, in a government report released in 2016, Martin R. Castro, the chairman of the U.S. [[Commission on Civil Rights]], stated that "The phrases “religious liberty” and “religious freedom” will stand for nothing except hypocrisy so long as they remain code words for discrimination, intolerance, racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, Christian supremacy or any form of intolerance."<ref>{{cite news|last=Showalter|first=Brandon|date=Setpember 9, 2016|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/religious-freedom-code-word-bigotry-christian-supremacy-us-civil-rights-commissioner-martin-castro-169370/ |title=Religious Freedom Is 'Code Word' for Bigotry, Christian Supremacy, US Civil Rights Commissioner Says|work=The Christian Post|accessdate=January 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>Kellner, Mark A. (September 8, 2016). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/8/religious-freedom-religious-liberty-just-code-word/ ‘Religious freedom,’ ‘liberty’ just ‘code words’ for intolerance, U.S. Civil Rights chairman says]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://religionnews.com/2016/09/08/chairman-of-u-s-commission-on-civil-rights-calls-the-phrases-religious-liberty-and-religious-freedom-code-words-for-discrimination-intolerance-racism-s/ Chairman of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights calls the phrases ‘religious liberty’ and ‘religious freedom’ code words for discrimination, intolerance, racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, and Christian supremacy]. ''Religion News Service''. September 8, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Carter, Joe (September 13, 2016). [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/u.s.-civil-rights-commission-religious-freedom-is-code-word-for-racism-homophobia-and-christian-supremacy U.S. Civil Rights Commission: ‘Religious Freedom’ Is Code Word for Racism, Homophobia, and ‘Christian Supremacy’]. ''The Gospel Coalition''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref>

In 2014, the mayor of [[Houston]], a leftist and the first openly-homosexual mayor of the city, briefly issued subpoenas on pastors, ordering them to turn over sermons concerning homosexuality.<ref>Starnes, Todd (October 14, 2014). [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/14/city-houston-demands-pastors-turn-over-sermons.html City of Houston demands pastors turn over sermons]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Starnes, Todd (October 29, 2014). [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/29/houston-mayor-drops-bid-to-subpoena-pastors-sermons.html Houston mayor drops bid to subpoena pastors' sermons]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Hallowell, Billy (August 3, 2015). [http://www.theblaze.com/news/2015/08/03/houston-pastors-hit-back-against-mayor-with-lawsuit-alleging-their-religious-freedoms-were-trampled/ Houston Gov’t Subpoenaed Pastors’ Sermons. Now, They’re Fighting Back.] ''The Blaze''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref>

In 2014, the mayor of [[Houston]], a leftist and the first openly-homosexual mayor of the city, briefly issued subpoenas on pastors, ordering them to turn over sermons concerning homosexuality.<ref>Starnes, Todd (October 14, 2014). [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/14/city-houston-demands-pastors-turn-over-sermons.html City of Houston demands pastors turn over sermons]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Starnes, Todd (October 29, 2014). [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/29/houston-mayor-drops-bid-to-subpoena-pastors-sermons.html Houston mayor drops bid to subpoena pastors' sermons]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Hallowell, Billy (August 3, 2015). [https://www.theblaze.com/news/2015/08/03/houston-pastors-hit-back-against-mayor-with-lawsuit-alleging-their-religious-freedoms-were-trampled/ Houston Gov’t Subpoenaed Pastors’ Sermons. Now, They’re Fighting Back.] ''The Blaze''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref>

A pastor in [[Northern Ireland]] was charged and tried for making comments in one of his sermons against Islam that were considered "grossly offensive." Although he was found not guilty, he should have never been tried in the first place, as Christians should be able to freely express and advocate their biblically-based theological positions.<ref>Turpin, Simon (January 8, 2016). [https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/simon-turpin/2016/01/08/northern-ireland-pastor-not-guilty-criticising-islam/ Northern Ireland Pastor Not Guilty of Criticising Islam]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref>

A pastor in [[Northern Ireland]] was charged and tried for making comments in one of his sermons against Islam that were considered "grossly offensive." Although he was found not guilty, he should have never been tried in the first place, as Christians should be able to freely express and advocate their biblically-based theological positions.<ref>Turpin, Simon (January 8, 2016). [https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/simon-turpin/2016/01/08/northern-ireland-pastor-not-guilty-criticising-islam/ Northern Ireland Pastor Not Guilty of Criticising Islam]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref>