Tuesday, October 27, 2015

[ANOTHER LOOK] Kim Davis and her attorneys angry and "red all over" mad at factual news report in the Associated Press

Kim Davis and her attorney, Mat Staver of the Liberty Council, are angry over this AP story labeling his Liberty Council a "hate group". Here is a link to the Southern Poverty Law Center's page on Mat Staver.

Curiously enough and completely off topic, here is a video of Lake Worth, FL's own Southern Baptist 'pastor' Mike Olive with Mat Staver while engaged in his 'War on Religion' in the City (you'll see him starting at the 1:30 mark in the video):
Now back on topic, The Advocate has this article about the story in the AP datelined October 21st, an excerpt:
     Claire Galofaro, a correspondent for the Associated Press, reported October 4 that the label was applied to the law firm by the Southern Poverty Law Center. SPLC defends that label on its website with dozens of examples of antigay positions, statements, and cases, and calls Liberty Counsel “a legal organization advocating for anti-LGBT discrimination under the guise of religious liberty.” [emphasis added]
     Now, according to a report by watchdog group Media Matters, Liberty Counsel is demanding the AP permanently delete the report and accuses the wire service of putting the lives of Davis and Liberty Counsel staff at risk, saying death threats have come in.
[and. . .]
     At press time, there was no confirmation of any death threats against Liberty Counsel being reported to Orlando police.
It would be interesting to get a comment about this situation from someone at the "Common Ground" (no 's') church here in Lake Worth. The Palm Beach Post recently had an article about them you might find interesting.