Would Islam gain some converts if...?

...they spent their time trying to make pork barrell spending a hate crime?

That's the question, here's the related opinion, for what it's worth:

We're sliding down a slippery slope when we start designating non-violent (though obviously offensive and wrong) behavior as "hate crimes." Why is it "hate crime" for a child deliberately to eat a ham sandwich at the same table as the Muslim children? Is it a "hate crime" to express support for the Holocaust in the presence of Jewish people? Where is the ACLU on this?

The problem with any hate crimes legislation whatsoever is that it punishes thought, rather than behavior. If we begin adding non-violent behavior to the list of what constitutes "hate crimes," then after a while, we are punishing thoughts and non-violent actions, which could lead to some very troubling outcomes.
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Everything now a days has to be to politically correct! To the point that it interferes with our freedoms. Somewhere we have to dray the line Merry Christmas! OOPS,,, I don't know if I can say that?

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I agree its a path to removal of basic freedoms

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Ohkay

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I am against hate-crime legislation and think that such legislation is a violation of our 1st Amendment rights.

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Why can't people just leave these kids alone??

Since when are kids politically correct? To those of you with kids....you WILL know that kids will open their mouths and drop you knee deep in it at the most inopportune moment! Am I right?

Hate-crimes are not kids eating ham sandwiches at lunch.
How many of you practicing Catholics sat around at lunch on Fridays during Lent eating fish instead of ham? And who cared??? NOBODY!!!

This country has religious freedom....but don't start pushing your religion on me....because I can't push mine on you!

The politically correct 'police' took away 'Merry Christmas' and replaced it with 'Happy Holidays'.....

Well........I WANT MERRY CHRISTMAS BACK if some child can't eat a ham sandwich at the same table as Muslim children!!!