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Related: About this forumThe Haters: Watch Out for These 11 Groups
http://www.advocate.com/Politics/The_Haters_Watch_Out_for_These_11_Groups/The Southern Poverty Law Center just added these 11 organizations to its growing inventory of antigay "hate groups." We outline just a few of the things they did to make the list.
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Mission: America | Columbus, Ohio
Linda Harvey hosts the group's radio show and has said gays "hate Jesus Christ," and that employers shouldn't hire LGBT people because they supposedly have too high a risk for diseases, domestic violence and premature death. Harvey even objected to PSAs being displayed outside the Super Bowl that tried to discourage violence against gay people.
Parents Action League, Champlin | Minnesota
In the Anoka-Hennepin school district where a string of suicides followed antigay bullying, Barn Anderson of the Parents Action League called for a revision of school curriculum to include "ex-homosexual therapy." The group has also requested teaching about "GRID," gay-related immune deficiency, an archaic term that was given to AIDS but hasn't been used by the medical establishment since 1984.
Jewish Political Action Committee | Brooklyn, New York
This group injected itself into the marriage equality debate in New York. One protest included two life-size stuffed canines and a warning that marriage equality would lead to unions between men and dogs. Mazel tov! it said ruefully, while a passerby in favor of marriage equality declared the message an insult to her Maltese.
Repent of Burn in Hell Ministry | Loxley, Alabama
Glynis Bethel and husband Orlando Bethel travel the country with their three teenage daughters in their "Hell Van," which is emblazoned with messages about "whore-mongers" and the like. They've helped out the Westboro Baptist Church on protests and have a thing for homemade T-shirts.
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The Haters: Watch Out for These 11 Groups (Original Post)
xchrom
Mar 2012
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William769
(55,147 posts)1. Unfortunately there is more than that to watch out for.
Gore1FL
(21,132 posts)2. It amazes me how many hate in the "name of God."
Mopar151
(9,983 posts)3. What a nasty bunch!
I think I need eye bleach now...... How many of these losers are making a living off "workin' the hate"? How many are abusing their own families in the name of Gawd?