SPLC: Christian orgs 'anti-gay' hate groups but not Muslims?
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) made headlines last week when its quarterly Intelligence Report warned of an alarming spike in hate groups, but some critics are suggesting the SPLC has a double standard when it comes to which organizations it chooses to list as being “anti-gay” hate groups.
The 17 organizations that comprise the anti-gay watch list in the SPLC’s Feb. 23 report are mostly Christian and conservative in nature. Stephen Schwartz, executive director for the Center for Islamic Pluralism, said the SPLC’s failure to include Muslim groups on the report exposes its double standard.
“The Southern Poverty Law Center has adopted the attitude that Muslims are only victims of hate,” Schwartz said. “They’ve adopted a paradigm that groups can be divided between victims and haters. There are Muslim hate groups in the United States. There’s no question about that. [The SPLC is] not going to...
