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Another anti-Benson ad is making the rounds. This one is also about her working for the SPLC. The new wrinkle says the SPLC "attacks Christians". Well, technically, it's true, but highly misleading. iirc, the SPLC added Westboro Baptist to it's list of hate groups, because that "church" is packed with some of the most bigoted, hate-filled, people around. But they call themselves Christians.
The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is an American unaffiliated Primitive Baptist church in Topeka, Kansas, that was founded in 1955 by pastor Fred Phelps. Widely considered a hate group and a cult,[nb 1] it is well known for its public protests against gay people and for its usage of the phrases "God hates fags" and "Thank God for dead soldiers". It also engages in hate speech against atheists, Jews, Muslims, transgender people, and other Christian denominations.[nb 2] The WBC's theology and practices are widely condemned by other Christian churches, including the Baptist World Alliance and the Southern Baptist Convention, and by politicians and public figures including former U.S. president Barack Obamaen.wikipedia.org - Westboro Baptist ChurchSteve
