The precidence has already been set. Country A goes to war against country B because they hold different religious/governmental/commerce beliefs.

It's when the ideas are acted on, tangible vs intangible, going back to your comparison.

Someone could hate their neighbor all day long because they mows their grass from side to side and not front to back, like he does. When his hatred causes the other harm is where it enters the physical realm.

wouldn't it be considered hate if someone beat the "poop" out of me even if I weren't gay? Just the beating itself probably means they didn't like me.

Wait, don't forget words! Words are bad too!
Words and thoughts kill people and hurt feelings!

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"When members of Repent America — including Jerry Fennell Jr. of Denver and Mark Diener of Manheim Township and formerly of Ephrata — picketed and publicly preached that homosexuality was a sin at the Outfest street festival in Philadelphia in October 2004, they were arrested and charged with a felony under the amended hate-crimes law."

I'm glad this is no longer some kind of hate crime. When some mysticholic starts preachin' biblical "quotes" as if they were fact, the gays should have been fightin' back with "I am what I am" Popeye quotes from the 30s. Both are just a "valid." Heck, the Popeye quote makes more sense to me.

I'm glad this is no longer some kind of hate crime.