Not to the people who believe the Bible, Off White. They, very seriously, pattern their life after what the Bible teaches. That is their choice, just as you live by your choices. Why is it so acceptable to ridicule Christianity or the Bible? Yet, if I ridicule gays or Muslims or people who believe in abortion, I can be arrested for a "hate crime". Maybe you should just respect another individual's right to choose their own belief system.
Greg,
Last time i checked there was supposed to be a separation of theology and governing in this country. Voters can vote their beliefs and in this country that does lead to a heavy biblical influence. However, the difference is that laws are supposed to be secular. A hate crime is a hate crime. If it's perpetrated against a christian it would still be a hate crime. This is a largely christian country. It seems to me that laws prohibiting hate crimes are there to provide for freedom of religion and free speech in this country; things i'm pretty sure that you're in favor of?