The so-called hate crimes bill is on the fast track in Congress. Lawmakers have attached it to a defense appropriations bill. The measure may come up for vote as early as today.

“This is really a ‘thought crimes’ bill, since it punishes people not for what they did but for what they were thinking,” argues Tim Wildmon, president of the American Family Association (AFA). “If this law passes, we believe ‘politically incorrect’ thoughts about homosexual behavior will come under enormous pressure.”