The truth is:
Alliance Defending Freedom is an American conservative Christian nonprofit organization with the stated goal of advocating, training, and funding on the issues of "religious freedom, sanctity of life, and marriage and family."
SPLC claim: Initially founded as the National Federation for Decency, the American Family Association (AFA) originally focused on what it considered indecent television programming and pornography. The AFA says it promotes "traditional moral values" in media. A large part of that work involves "combating the homosexual agenda" through various means, including publicizing companies that have pro-gay policies and organizing boycotts against them.
The truth is:
The American Family Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes fundamentalist Christian values. It opposes same-sex marriage, pornography, and abortion.
To that end, AFA spurs activism directed to:
- Preservation of Marriage and the Family
- Decency and Morality
- Sanctity of Human Life
- Stewardship
- Media Integrity
SPLC claim: The FRC often makes false
claims about the LGBT community based on discredited research and junk
science. The intention is to denigrate LGBT people as the organization
battles against same-sex marriage, hate crime laws, anti-bullying
programs and the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
The truth is:
....Ask yourself, where does your right to practice the historical teachings of Holy Scripture end and the right of others to suppress it begin? Answer soon before it becomes too late. Freedom is under attack in America!
The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning
religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. It forbids
Congress from both promoting one religion over others and also restricting an individual’s religious practices. It guarantees freedom of expression
by prohibiting Congress from restricting the press or the rights of
individuals to speak freely. It also guarantees the right of citizens
to assemble peaceably and to petition their government.
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