Christian broadcasters are being warned they could face prosecution if a proposed hate crimes measure is signed into law by the next president.

At the National Religious Broadcasters convention, NRB president Frank Wright said that under a measure that Senator John McCain helped defeat last year, it could become a hate crime to say that homosexual behavior is sinful or that non-Christian religions are false.

Wright also warned about efforts by some in Congress to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, which once required broadcasters to offer free air time for opposing viewpoints. He said that could force Christian stations to balance their Gospel broadcasts with anti-Christian views.

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