We must act like Christians in the church and outside the church. And as a nation, we must speak out too. And it is vitally needed because not all states have such laws. This is not a political issue. It must not be made into a political football.
All people deserve dignity and to be treated like human beings.
In 1995, there were 7,947 hate crimes reported to the FBI, up from 4,558 just four years earlier. And nearly 13 percent of cases were aimed at sexual orientation. That is simply too much hate, too much violence, too much bigotry. We must not allow human beings to be treated like animals.