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