City officials under fire for pro-Christian comments

“Two city officials in a California town are being targeted for possible hate crimes over comments they made recently about the Christian and Muslim faiths.
Speaking to a group of Christian ministers on January 27, Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris stated: “We are growing Christian community — and don’t let anybody shy away from that.” And Councilwoman Sherry Marquez has been criticized for posting biblical references on her Facebook site encouraging Christians to defend themselves — along with quotes from Muslim leaders exhorting followers to convert the world to Islam.
Now, according to the Antelope Valley Press, the local human relations task force will convene on Monday evening to discuss whether those remarks could potentially be “hate incidents.” Darren Parker, chairman of the task force, tells the newspaper that if the mayor’s comments are so deemed, “a complaint will be made to the [federal] Justice Department” and to state and county district attorneys…” Read the full article here: http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=885854