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→Claims of Hate Crimes
:"If Aaron McKinney had not become involved with methamphetamine, Matthew Shepard would be alive today," Rerucha said.
:"If Aaron McKinney had not become involved with methamphetamine, Matthew Shepard would be alive today," Rerucha said.
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|colspan="3"|<hr/>Left:Hesham A. Ayyad, is charged with lying to police about being the victim of an anti-Palestinian hate crime; Right:Lying Hesham A. Ayyad in Hospital
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So what was the basis for the claim that this was a hate crime? Rather than admit to drug dealing the accused took their chances with the hate crime enhancement, and Shepard was portrayed as gay rather than as a drug addict who owed Aaron McKinney money. According to ABC News, "Prosecutor Rerucha recalls that Shepard's friends ... contacted his office. Rerucha told '20/20,' "They were calling the County Attorney's office, they were calling the media and indicating Matthew Shepard is gay and we don't want the fact that he is gay to go unnoticed."<ref>''Id.''</ref>
So what was the basis for the claim that this was a hate crime? Rather than admit to drug dealing the accused took their chances with the hate crime enhancement, and Shepard was portrayed as gay rather than as a drug addict who owed Aaron McKinney money. According to ABC News, "Prosecutor Rerucha recalls that Shepard's friends ... contacted his office. Rerucha told '20/20,' "They were calling the County Attorney's office, they were calling the media and indicating Matthew Shepard is gay and we don't want the fact that he is gay to go unnoticed."<ref>''Id.''</ref>
Conversely, threats and vandalism by homosexual activists are typically not treated as hate crimes. For example, "The Federal Bureau of Investigation has refused to investigate threats made by homosexual activists against a Missouri Baptist Convention church in the Lake of the Ozarks area."<ref name="bpnews.net"/>
Conversely, threats and vandalism by homosexual activists are typically not treated as hate crimes. For example, "The Federal Bureau of Investigation has refused to investigate threats made by homosexual activists against a Missouri Baptist Convention church in the Lake of the Ozarks area."<ref name="bpnews.net"/>
In 2023, the [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]] (CAIR) defended promoting the anti-Israel bogus "hate crime" by racist Arab "Palestinian"<ref>[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380628 Police: Palestinian-Arab fakes anti-Muslim hate crime in Ohio], ''Israel National News'', Nov 20, 2023.<blockquote><small>
After investigation, police say man who claimed to have been struck by pro-Israel driver was injured in a fight with his brother.</small></blockquote></ref> [[Hesham A. Ayyad]].<ref>Jessica Costescu, [https://freebeacon.com/israel/cair-defends-promotion-of-bogus-anti-palestinian-hate-crime/ CAIR Defends Promotion of Bogus Anti-Palestinian Hate Crime], ''Free Beacon'', November 21, 2023.<blockquote><small>
Pressed on its support for Ohio resident who allegedly lied to police, CAIR condemns 'anti-Muslim extremists'.
A Muslim advocacy group is defending its decision to broadcast the claims of an Ohio man about a bogus anti-Palestinian hate crime. The man, Hesham Ayyad, was subsequently arrested for lying to police after he appeared to have fabricated the details of the crime.</small></blockquote></ref><ref>Ari Blaff, [https://www.nationalreview.com/news/cair-defends-decision-to-promote-disproven-hate-crime/ CAIR Defends Decision to Promote Disproven Hate Crime], ''NRO'', November 21, 2023</ref>
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==Criminalizing the Gospel, Christianity, and religious liberty==
==Criminalizing the Gospel, Christianity, and religious liberty==