Hate Groups

The Birmingham News reports: The conservative political group Moms For Liberty sent a letter last week that asked the state legislature and the public library service to withhold funds for libraries that allow children to check out “pornographic” materials. The statement outlines the primary mission for Alabama’s two chapters of Moms for Liberty in 2024: to apply for library board …

Mat Staver writes today at Liberty Counsel’s website: Throughout this past year, a Planned Parenthood-backed initiative called “Floridians Protecting Freedom, Inc.” (FPFI) claims it has gathered enough signatures to place an abortion amendment on the state’s November ballot. The proposed ballot summary AND the amendment, called “Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion,” uses deceptive language to trick Floridians into …

From hate group leader Monica Cole: Alerting all parents! Many have found the animated program CoComelon Lane to be a clean show; 1MM has recently found this to no longer be true. In episode 8 of CoComelon Lane, Netflix featured two dads singing “Just Be You” as they proudly watch a young boy (“their” son) dance while wearing a tiara …

Posted to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: The Methodist Church in the United Kingdom has released its own “Inclusive Church Language Guide” that urges ministers and church-goers to avoid using words such as “husband” and wife” (and more) because those terms can be “hurtful” and “offensive.” Shame on the Methodist Church. These are Biblical terms—and marriage between a man and a …

“We have to send a message that if you’re going to take Donald Trump off the ballot in Colorado and Maine, then we’ll take Joe Biden off the ballot in Mississippi and in Alabama and in South Carolina and in Tennessee and in Kentucky and in Kansas. You have to send that message. If you do not have mutually assured …

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports: A former Kentucky county official who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples must pay a total of $260,104 in fees and expenses to attorneys who represented one couple, a federal judge has ruled. That judgment against Kim Davis is in addition to a total of $100,000 in damages a jury said she should pay …

“Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of the SAFE Act will have devastating consequences for Ohio’s children, unless the legislature moves to override. Minors cannot drive cars, purchase cigarettes, or consume alcohol legally. Parents cannot take newborn infants home from the hospital without a car seat or allow children to ride in an automobile without a seatbelt. Yet, in the absence of …

The Christian Post reports: Evangelist Franklin Graham criticized Christianity Today on Wednesday after the magazine his father founded published an article claiming that Jesus Christ was Asian. In a Dec. 18 article by art curator Victoria Emily Jones titled “How Asian Artists Picture Jesus’ Birth From 1240 to Today,” CT showcased how Jesus has been depicted by various Asian cultures, …

The Associated Press reports: Donald Wildmon, the founder of the American Family Association, a conservative Christian advocacy group, has died, the organization announced Thursday. The 85-year-old Mississippi native died on Thursday from complications related to Lewy body dementia, an obituary published by WTVA-TV said. Wildmon died in Tupelo, Mississippi, the city where the American Family Association is based. The obituary …

The Florida Trident reports: A sex video involving Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler and an unidentified woman has been recovered by police as part of the ongoing criminal investigation of a rape allegation made against Bridget’s husband, Christian Ziegler, sources close to the investigation have told the Florida Trident. In response to a specific public record request for that …

Via press release from the Catholic League: This is the most joyful time of the year, especially for Christians. It is not a good time for dogmatic secularists, many of whom are deeply unhappy. If anything, Christmas brings out the worst in them. At a time when most people are smiling, caroling, dancing and hugging, these deeply embittered Americans are …

“Let us delight this Christmas season in the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Jesus is our only real hope! The birth of Jesus is worth celebrating, but the resurrection is the reason He was sent. It is the finale of the Christmas story. “The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ. Jesus …

The New York Times reports: Since the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023, as the law is officially known, there have been arrests and hundreds of human rights violations involving L.G.B.T.Q. people, according to a report by Convening for Equality, a coalition of human rights groups. More quietly, the law is exacting a grim economic toll. The hospitality industry …

Posted to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: So-called “blessings” from religious leaders won’t save you from the judgment of God! Pope Francis has now approved Catholic priests “blessing” same-sex couples. But none of us, including the Pope, has the right to “bless” what God calls sin. “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil…” (Isaiah 5:20). The Good News …

The New York Times reports: As Moms for Liberty reels from the scandal surrounding the Zieglers, the group’s power seems to be fading. Candidates endorsed by the group lost a series of key school board races in 2023. The losses have prompted questions about the future of education issues as an animating force in Republican politics. John Fredericks, a Trump …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: Turns out, selling your soul to the transgender movement won’t earn you brownie points with the biggest LGBT advocacy group in America. In fact, going out on a limb actually cost them in this year’s Human Rights Campaign (HRC) rankings. And they weren’t the only ones. If anyone deserved HRC’s praise, it’s the …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: As the flu season kicks into gear, public health officials appear to be ramping up their level of public alarm through tightened masking and vaccine recommendations. But experts are concerned that the rhetoric could lead to an eventual repeat of what occurred during the 2020-2021 pandemic when government and school officials instituted controversial …

Via press release from hate group leader Bill Donohue: Starting today, through December 24, the Catholic League will feature a digital billboard in Times Square. At the top it says, “CELEBRATE RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY,” and at the bottom it says, “CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS.” In between is an image of the nativity scene—Our Blessed Mother, baby Jesus and Joseph. The billboard is on …

Des Moines’ CBS affiliate reports: If you are visiting the Iowa Statehouse over the next couple of weeks, you might see a holiday display set up by the Satanic Temple. It features a ram’s head covered with mirrors on a mannequin cloaked in red clothing. Shellie Flockhart from Dallas Center says she was shocked to see at the capitol. “It’s …

The Christian Post reports: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal filed by a Christian therapist against Washington state’s ban on “gay conversion therapy,” allowing the law to remain in effect. In an orders list released Monday morning, the high court declined without comment a petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of Brian Tingley …