This was the first time we enshrined into law federal protections against crimes motivated by religious or racial hatred -- the law on which we build today.
Proceedings-a modern doctrinal elaboration of Islam's timeless institution of jihad, sacralized Islamic Jew-hatred, and salient aspects of Islamic Law-the Sharia.
On his nightly radio show on Wednesday, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins mentioned the plea deal and accused the Southern Poverty Law Center of playing a role in the shooting by inciting hatred and violence rather than fighting it -- a claim he has repeatedly made since the shooting.
Charles Clarke, the home secretary, said the Australian case reflected a harsh law in the state of Victoria: his measure would set the bar of religious hatred much higher.