Hate Groups

Reuters reports: As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis scrambles to shore up his struggling run for the Republican presidential nomination, he has spent far more than any rival on courting an influential Christian conservative leader and his following in the key early voting state of Iowa. The DeSantis campaign, a super PAC linked to him and a nonprofit group supporting him …

Law & Crime reports: Josh Duggar, the former “19 Kids and Counting” star and conservative activist who went on to be sentenced to federal prison for child pornography crimes, was denied a new trial by a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Chief Judge Lavenski Smith, a George W. Bush appointee, along with U.S. …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis has named an outspoken opponent of LGBTQ equality to the appeals bench of Central and Southwest Florida. DeSantis appointed Apopka lawyer Roger Gannam to serve as judge on the 6th District Court of Appeal, which hears cases from Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Polk, Orange and Osceola counties. For the better part …

Via email from hate group leader Tony Perkins: As a partner of Family Research Council, we want to let you know about an upcoming opportunity to leave a lasting legacy through estate planning. In case you missed it, on Monday, August 14, FRC will offer two free estate planning webinars where you can learn more about creating a Will, Trust, …

Posted to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team lost to Sweden yesterday at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. I used to pull for our women’s soccer team, but in recent years they have shown disrespect for our country’s flag and national anthem and have used their platform to promote the LGBTQ agenda. When they lost yesterday, …

The Christian Post reports: An Alabama library is being accused of religious discrimination for abruptly canceling a book reading event featuring Christian actor and author Kirk Cameron. Officials with the Huntsville-Madison County Library announced Thursday that the event featuring Cameron and another Brave Books author, Riley Gaines, and organized by Moms For Liberty was initially set to take place on …

Via email from hate group leader Brian Brown: I’ve got a big announcement. NOM is today launching a major campaign to push back against the lies of the LGBT lobby and to reassert the truth of our beliefs and values on critical issues such as marriage, life and gender. It’s called The NOT Campaign, and I believe it is the …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Aveeno Kids is currently using a young boy in its commercial to help push the gay agenda. The male child is depicted using Aveeno Kids shampoo during bath time. Then, he is shown playing in what appears to be an astronaut costume with a pastel, rainbow-striped tutu added on top of his …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: In the frantic lead-up to next Tuesday’s vote on Issue 1, the latest polling from Ohio Northern University shows both sides in a dead heat. Proponents are even up by a hair (42.4% to 41%) — shocking the radicals who’ve pumped millions of dollars into the state from outside groups. While the media …

Via email from hate group leader Bill Donohue: Sinead O’Connor is being lionized for her “bravery” in ripping up a picture of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992. Her fans are commending her for calling attention to clergy sexual abuse. The reaction had been effusive. “She was proved right” says Harvard Law School instructor Alejandra Caraballo. …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: “It’s time for the American consumer … to start putting their money where their values are,” Heidi St. John, founder of MomStrong International told Family Research Council President Tony Perkins in an interview on “Washington Watch,” referring to the outrage sparked by Target’s LGBT+ merchandising campaign. To bolster the conservative boycott effort, Family …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Amazon offends conservative parents in one of its newest back-to-school commercials. The company attempts to encourage parents to spend less on their kids, but it takes an unnecessary and inappropriate turn. At the beginning of the commercial, an actor walks in front of a school surrounded by children and says, “As parents, …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: People lined up early to get a seat for yesterday’s UFO hearing in the House Oversight Committee’s National Security Subcommittee. But there are solid, biblical reasons to doubt the existence of extraterrestrial life (spiritual beings excluded), particularly life forms intelligent enough to build vessels for travel to earth. These biblical reasons can provide …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: The film’s message (the phrase “underlying message” would imply a degree of subtlety that writers Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach clearly decided to club to death with hot pink and magenta baseball bats) was by no means a novel one and is the same tired, exponentially-worsening schtick feminists have screeched for decades. This …

Via email from hate group leader Brian Brown: This will stun you, and hopefully serve as a wake-up call for engagement. Scientists from the LGBT community have started a biotech firm with the express purpose of seeking to manufacture human eggs and sperm in a lab so that same-sex couples can produce children containing the DNA of both partners. The …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Alerting all parents! The new Barbie movie hits theaters on July 21, but unfortunately, this is not a film parents should take their children to see. The film is produced by Mattel, Inc. and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. However, both corporations have made a grievous mistake by abandoning loyal customers and …

Via press release from hate group leader Bill Donahue: The clergy sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church has long been over and now it is practically non-existent. To be sure, there continues to be a tiny fraction of the clergy who are offenders, but it has long since been of the magnitude of a scandal. But don’t look to …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: A new report is claiming over a third of an Ivy League institution’s students identify as LGBT, revealing the power of universities to brainwash and pressure students into conformity. According to the Brown Daily Herald, 38% of students at Brown University identify as LGBT, up from 14% in 2010. Not only does this …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: Last Thursday, Biden’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the sale of Opill (norgestrel) without requiring a physical examination or prescription. “Hormonal birth control is a lie sold to women,” wrote Chrissy Clark of the Daily Caller. “For 15 years I was on the pill & had inexplicable anxiety and depression – symptoms …

The Christian Post reports: Kirk Cameron and his publisher, Brave Books, are calling on the federal government to investigate the American Library Association as the Christian author and actor claims the association advised libraries to find ways to block or sabotage his upcoming nationwide event in August. Representing Cameron and Brave Books, the Texas-based First Liberty Institute sent a letter …