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Gun control debate fueling ‘explosive’ rise in far-right extremist groups: report
The number of anti-government, far-right extremist groups has soared to record levels since 2008 and they are becoming increasingly militant, according to a report by the Southern Poverty Law Center. It says the number of groups in the “Patriot” movement stood at 1,360 in 2012, up from 149 in 2008…
FRC’s Perkins calls ‘ex-gay’ therapy a ‘non-judgmental’ path to ‘wholeness’
In a conversation Friday on his Internet-only radio show, “Washington Watch Weekly,” Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said that the largely-discredited practice of anti-LGBT conversion therapy is a “compassionate,” “non-judgmental” way for LGBT people to find “wholeness.” According to Right Wing Watch, Perkins was speaking with “con man and ex-gay group…
CNN host boots Bryan Fischer: Your ‘hate speech’ proves anti-LGBT ‘agenda’
The director of issues analysis of a conservative fundamentalist Christian organization who is opposing anti-bullying efforts found himself on the defensive on Tuesday after a CNN host pointed out that his “hate speech” revealed an anti-LGBT agenda. During a phone interview on CNN, host Carol Costello asked the American Family…
Christian group accuses anti-bullying event of promoting ‘homosexual agenda’
The American Family Association (AFA) emailed members urging them to keep their children out of school during an anti-bullying event organized by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). According to The New York Times, the evangelical group’s director of issues analysis, conservative radio host Bryan Fischer accused the Oct. 30…
O’Reilly uses hate group shooting to exonerate himself in abortion doctor’s murder
During a Thursday interview where Tony Perkins blamed the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for the recent shooting of a Family Research Council (FRC) employee, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly took the opportunity to insist he did not “exacerbate” the situation that led to the murder of abortion doctor George…
SPLC: Tony Perkins using shooting to ‘score points’
Tony Perkins is a political opportunist who is taking advantage of a shooting at the anti-LGBT Family Research Council (FRC) to exact revenge on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for labeling them a hate group, according to a senior fellow at the civil rights organization. During a Thursday press…
Number of US extremist groups ‘exploded’ in 2009: report
Glenn Beck, Rep. Michele Bachmann singled out for popularizing militia movement ideas Extremist groups surged in the United States in 2009, with anti-government “Patriot” militias leading the way, says a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center. “The radical right caught fire last year, as broad-based populist anger at…
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And no, that’s not a joke. Update: From Mnemosyne in comments: Since I’ve been complaining about nutty websites, let me today point out that TalkLeft has returned to sanity and both Jeralyn and Big Tent Democrat have posted that they will support Obama wholeheartedly now that Clinton has officially suspended…
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