Microsoft stock, donate one share to the "AGN Financial Network," and prepare to vote on a Shareholder Proposal that would be presented at the next Microsoft Stockholders Annual meeting in November 2008. Hate crimes legislation On April 17, 2007, Hutcherson was scheduled to participate in a press conference hosted by Exodus International opposing passage of the federal Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007. The event, to be held at the National Press Club, was intended to put pressure on lawmakers to drop the legislation which proposed adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the currently protected classes of race, color, religion and national origin. The press conference was cancelled in the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting. The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 passed the House on May 3, 2007, by a vote of 237–180. On June 18, 2007, Hutcherson and 29 other African-American pastors in the High Impact Leadership Coalition publicly opposed the Senate's hate crimes bill, then named the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, on 1st Amendment grounds. Same-sex marriage On May 1, 2004, Hutcherson organized a "Mayday for Marriage" rally against same-sex marriage. The highly publicized effort drew an estimated 20,000 supporters from around the Puget Sound region to Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. Later, in October 2004, he organized another "Mayday for Marriage" rally in Washington, D.C. Hutcherson, Ken, "Here Comes the Bride : The Church: What We Are Meant to Be". 2000. Hutcherson, Ken, "Before All Hell Breaks Loose : Preparing for the Coming Perilous Times", 2001 Hutcherson, Ken, "Enough Faith: You've Already Got What It Takes to Make a Difference", 2006 Hutcherson, Ken, "Hope Is Contagious: Trusting God in the Face of Any Obstacle". 2010 References External links Bio at Antioch Bible Church 1952 births 2013 deaths African-American players of American football Players of American football from Alabama American Christian clergy Christians from Alabama Christians from Washington (state) Dallas Cowboys players Deaths from prostate cancer Sportspeople from Anniston, Alabama People from Kirkland, Washington San Diego Chargers players Seattle Seahawks players Protestant writers West Alabama Tigers football players Writers from Alabama Writers from Washington (state) 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people