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religion and hate crimes  

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  • Hate crimes based on religion are violent manifestations of intolerance toward the victim's actual or perceived religious identity. Such crimes can have a profound impact on the immediate victim and also on the religious group or community of which that victim is a part. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Hate Crimes, Religion and]

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