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The Salvation Army a ‘Hate’ Group? Preposterous!

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To think of the Salvation Army — which does so much good work for people of every race, creed, color, sexual orientation, whatever — as somehow anti-gay is preposterous. How is the Salvation Army a Hate Group? A few weeks ago a singer from England initially refused to participate in a half-time show at a football game in Texas because it was to benefit the Salvation Army. Singer Ellie Goulding, who later relented, said, “I am a committed philanthropist as you probably know, and my heart has always been in helping the homeless, but supporting an anti-LGBTQ charity is clearly not something I would ever intentionally do.” By what criterion is the Salvation Army an anti-gay hate group? Because they do not let practicing, unrepentant homosexuals become leaders? Should GLAAD or other radical LGBTQ groups be forced, against their will, to have as leaders those who oppose their lifestyle? This politically correct culture has lost any semblance of moral clarity to label a group

Justice Department enjoys close relationship with anti-Christian hate group: documents

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Logo of the Family Research Council. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) WASHINGTON, D.C. , January 30, 2013, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Documents uncovered from a Freedom of Information Act request show the Obama administration's Department of Justice enjoys a close relationship with the  Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) , an organization that brands principled opposition to homosexuality “hate.” The SPLC has  built  an  elaborate fundraising empire  by branding mainstream Christian ministries – including the  American Family Association , the  Family Research Council , and  Concerned Women for America  – as “hate groups” for opposing homosexuality. The legal watchdog  Judicial Watch  filed the request to see what effect SPLC's designation of “hate groups” had on the government. The  two-dozen pages of e-mails  it received reveal views of DOJ employees that border on adulation. The department invited co-founder Morris Dees to appear as the featured speaker at a July 31, 20