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[kevinbgoode]

I received an email this afternoon from the Human Rights Campaign concerning the barrage of anti-gay mail being received by the Senate concerning the pending hate crimes legislation. The rhetoric of the wacky Right has attempted to completely mischaracterize the legislation, removing portions of it and whining to their sheeple that their "religious freedom" is in danger if this bill is passed.

Their leaders know this is not true. But their depiction should be a warning to all of us that their fear isn't the expression of disapproval of gay Americans - their fear is that they cannot escalate that disapproval into enraged violence. We've seen what the religious extremists did in Jerusalem and in Moscow - and how recently in Boston a few Russian visitors attempted to convince the Right that they need to promote bullying (as if they need anyone else to encourage what they've already been doing in this culture.)

HRC has posted a video commercial on youtube. The latest available polls of the American people indicate 2/3 of the population supports this legislation. We cannot afford to let the fear-and-smear minority of the Right manufacture the bulk of the messages our Senators receive from the public.

Please consider taking a few minutes to watch this video and follow the instructions to send a simple message to your Senators. If we want this nation to take a new direction, we must be willing to show Congress that we care about this legislation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOqlrHgrSgc

HRC should have a link to the text of the Matthew Shepard Act, including the wording which reiterates religious freedom. Don't let the Right sabotage another piece of legislation through another set of outrageous lies.

Thank you.