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Search results for "Blasphemy and heresy are not, and cannot be, crimes in the US"

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Bloggers stated on June 24, 2017 in Internet posts:
Minnesota imposed an Islamic anti-blasphemy law.
By John Kruzel• July 3, 2017
Pamela Geller stated on June 04, 2015 in an interview with Chris Cuomo:
"In Muslim countries, under the Sharia, there is a death penalty for blaspheming Mohammad."
By Anna Bruzgulis• June 11, 2015
Viral image stated on May 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"The city of Minneapolis has set up a Sharia hotline for residents to report citizens who criticize Islam, in order to prosecute them for ‘hate crimes.’"
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 10, 2019
Ted Cruz stated on March 28, 2016 in a campaign email:
"The Obama administration has even joined Islamist governments in sponsoring a U.N. resolution that would shred our First Amendment by threatening to make discussion of radical Islamism potentially illegal."  
By Emma Hinchliffe• May 9, 2016
Jonathan Turley stated on January 11, 2015 in a "Washington Post" op-ed:
The Obama administration "supported Muslim allies trying to establish a new international blasphemy standard."
By Jon Greenberg• January 14, 2015
WashingtonSources stated on May 07, 2018 in a headline:
"Trump votes for death penalty for being gay."
By Amy Sherman• May 10, 2018
Bloggers stated on February 10, 2017 in Internet posts:
John Hagee calls for "prosecuting women who say God’s name during intercourse."
By Joshua Gillin• February 22, 2017
Mark Pocan stated on May 29, 2019 in a tweet:
Says Donald Trump's claim that "there was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our country, a person is innocent" directly contradicts Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s statement.
By Eric Litke• May 30, 2019
Hillary Clinton stated on April 06, 2016 in a CNN interview:
Says Bernie Sanders "wants higher standards for toy guns than real guns."
By Lauren Carroll• April 8, 2016
Barry Loudermilk stated on December 18, 2019 in remarks on the House floor:
"When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers. During that sham trial, Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than the Democrats have afforded this president in this process."
By Tom Kertscher• December 19, 2019
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2024 in a rally in Erie, PA:
Kamala Harris "let in the 13,099 convicted murderers and opposes all efforts to find them and to remove them."
By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 2, 2024
Chain email stated on April 24, 2014 in a chain email:
"The President wants the U.S. to sign on to the U.N.’s International Criminal Court."
By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2014
Hillary Clinton stated on April 14, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New York:
"We have tougher standards holding toy gun manufacturers and sellers to account than we do for real guns."
By Lauren Carroll• April 15, 2016
Lena Taylor stated on October 13, 2016 in an opinion column:
"Slavery is still allowable under Wisconsin law as long as it’s a punishment for a crime."
By Tom Kertscher• November 25, 2016
Donald Trump stated on March 04, 2023 in a post on Truth Social:
Violent crime in Manhattan is "now at a record level."
By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• March 24, 2023
Chain email stated on March 19, 2008 in a chain e-mail:
"According to The Book of Revelations the anti-christ ... will be a man, in his 40s, of MUSLIM descent ... is it OBAMA??"
By Amy Hollyfield• April 2, 2008
Hillary Clinton stated on March 29, 2016 in a forum:
About "1 percent of all the gun sellers are responsible for more than half of the guns that are used in crimes."
By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2016
Newt Gingrich stated on December 03, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate forum:
"I never favored cap and trade."
By Molly Moorhead• December 7, 2011
Sandra Cunningham stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the State Senate floor:
Says a Senate resolution would restore $140 in monthly general assistance payments and prevent people from committing crime.
By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• August 18, 2011
Bernie Sanders stated on August 22, 2019 in a campaign speech:
 "Some 200,000 people are in jail for the crime of being poor and not being able to afford bail."
By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2019

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