A group of pastors and Christian activists in Michigan filed a civil rights lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder over the 2009 “Hate Crimes” law alleging that it violates their civil rights. The complaint filed by the Thomas Moore Law Center states that Christians could now become the target of federal investigations, grand juries and even criminal charges for nothing more than opposing the political agenda of homosexual activists who want to block any criticism of their choices or actions.

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit include individuals who already have faced accusations by homosexual advocates that they bear responsibility for the actions of others for no other reason than their agreement with a biblical view of homosexuality.

The lawsuit cited the death of Andrew Anthos, a 72-year-old Detroit man allegedly the victim of a ‘hate crime’ because of his ‘sexual orientation.’ In that case, the executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force ‘blamed Gary Glenn, Director of AFA of Michigan for supposedly causing Anthos’ death. Anthos was also was cited by Michigan U.S. Senator Carl Levin as evidence of the need to extend federal ‘hate crimes’ legislation to include ‘sexual orientation’ as a protected classification.

Police investigations and a medical examiner’s report determined that Anthos died of natural causes rather than an alleged hate crime.