I can accept that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) began
as a decent organization fighting bigotry and racism. Unfortunately, it has since become one of the
most venomous, anti-Christian organizations on the left. In recent years, it has labeled pro-family
organizations such as the American Family
Association and the Family Research
Council as ‘hate groups’ equivalent to the K-K-K.
You may recall that a homosexual
rights activist attempted to carry out a mass shooting at the Family Research Council last year. Floyd Lee Corkins entered the lobby of the FRC building and shot a security guard,
Leo Johnson, in the arm. But Johnson's
heroic actions prevented what could have been far worse. After his arrest, Corkins told FBI agents that he selected FRC as his target based on the list of
hate groups on the SPLC's website.
Just the other week, CNSNews.com confronted SPLC co-founder, Morris Dees, about its
hate map and equating traditional values with hate. Dees reportedly demonstrated no remorse for
what happened at FRC; in fact, Dees
doubled-down. He attacked the Roman Catholic Church, saying, “The
Catholic Church is against people who are gay,” and said that FRC was on the hate list because “of the
demonstrably false things they say about people that are just total lies that
demean gay people.”
Unfortunately, the SPLC has managed to present itself as a
credible organization. Its material have
been used in the U.S. military and seen in various public schools throughout
this nation. Unless people really
understand the SPLC's anti-religious,
left-wing agenda, it is easy to fall for its deceptive messaging. But understand this: SPLC displays its own bigotry.
It’s what my great-grandmother use to say – “That’s the pot call’in the
kettle black.”
Rev. Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr.
Chaplain (Colonel-Ret), U.S. Army
Pastor, Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel
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