About U.S. hate groups, and
their listings by the
Southern Poverty Law Center:

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What is a hate group?

Deciding whether a particular group is a "hate group" is a bit of a moving target. It changes with time.

Take marriage in the U.S. as an example. A few decades ago the concept of same-sex marriage was rarely discussed. Probably most adults in the U.S. had never really thought much -- if at all -- about it. Then, on Monday, 1990-DEC-17, three same-sex couples each applied for marriage licenses from the State of Hawaii. ₁ About four months later, the Hawaii Department of Health finally refused their request, This set in motion a one-generation long chain of events that culminated on 2015-JUN-27. A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on that date legalized same-sex marriages across the entire United States, except for American Samoa. ₂

When a given government policy like:

• allowing human slavery,
• denying marriage to profoundly deaf couples,
• denying women the right to vote,
• criminalizing same-sex sexual activity,
• prohibiting interracial marriage,
• prohibiting same-sex marriage,
• denying recognition and acceptance of transgender persons, etc.

becomes opposed by most Americans in favor of equal rights and/or acceptance, then some people will classify those groups that want to retain the discriminatory policies as hate groups. So, for example, some people do not currently consider the Ruth Institute to be a hate group because the group supports opposite-site marriage or supports the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. However, they may consider the Institute as a hate group because they want to deny marriage to same-sex couples, in opposition to almost two out of three U.S. adults who favor marriage equality.

The Intelligence Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) monitors individuals and group who discriminate against people seeking equality. It has designated the Ruth Institute to be a hate group. ₂

The SPLC has also assessed the web sites listed below as U.S. hate organizations.

We suspect that many North Americans will find the web sites' content to be offensive.

Some will also find this page to be offensive, and something that should not be included in a website promoting religious tolerance.

We provide the information because we feel that it is important to document groups holding unpopular beliefs, many of which are religiously-motivated:

Holocaust denial (a.k.a. revisionist) groups:

	Barnes Review / Foundation for Economic Liberty at www.barnesreview.org
	Campaign for Radical Truth in History at www.revisionisthistory.org
	Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust at www.codoh.com
	The Eagle News Desk at www.hometown.aol.com/eaglenewsdesk
	Friedrich Paul Berg's 'NaziGassings.com' at www.nazigassings.com
	Holocaust Histography Project at http://www.historiography-project.com/
	Holocaust Revisionism in English  at www.litek.ws/aaargh/engl/engl.html
	Institute for Historical Review at www.ihr.org
	International Conspiratological Association at www.conspiratology.com
	Noontide Press at www.noontidepress.com
	One Third of the Holocaust at www.onethirdoftheholocaust.com
	The Piper Report at www.mikepiperreport.com
	Reporters Notebook at www.reportersnotebook.com
	The revisionist Clarion at www.revurevi.net/
	The Revisionist Observer On-Line at http://hometown.aol.com/
	Revisionists at www.revisionists.com
	The Sheeple Analyst: The Search for Holocaust Evidence at www.the7thfire.com/
	Theses & Dissertations Press at www.tadp.org/
	Zundelsite at www.zundelsite.org

Active Radical Traditionalist Roman Catholic groups:

	Catholic Apologetics International at www.catholicintl.com
	Catholic Family News at www.cfnews.org/cfn.htm
	Culture Wars /Fidelity Press at www.culturewars.com
	Fatima Network at www.fatima.org
	In the Spirit of Chartres Committee at www.realcatholicism.net
	Legion of St. Louis at www.legionofstlouis.com
	Omni Christian Book Club at www.omnicbc.com
	The Remnant Newspaper at www.remnantnewspaper.com
	Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at www.catholicism.org
	St. Joseph Forum at www.stjosephforum.org
	Tradition In Action at www.traditioninaction.org

Web sites listed as belonging to "0ther" hate groups:

	Army of God at www.armyofgod.com: an anti-abortion access, anti-gay, anti-birth control group.
	Bamboo Delight Company at www.bamboo-delight.com: an anti-semitic group.
	Chick Publications at www.chick.com: publisher of tracts opposing abortion access, Catholicism, evolution, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witness, Masonic Order, Mormons, and Muslims.
	The French Connection at www.iamthewitness.com: Anti-semitic
	Hate Crime Streetware at: http://www.hatecrimestreetwear.com: Racist
	Kosher Tax at www.koshertax.com: Anti-semitic.
	Niggermania.com at www.niggermania.com: Racist.
	Entry deleted pending study
	This is Zionism at http://thisiszionism.blogspot.com/: Anti-semitic.
	Tony Alamo Christian Ministries at http://www.alamoministries.com/: Anti-Catholic
	Wake up America !!! at http://wake-up-america.net/ Anti-semitic

See also a summary of hate groups, and list of anti-gay, Christian identity groups

References and notes:

The following information sources were used to prepare and update the above essay. The hyperlinks are not necessarily still active today.

1. The individuals were: Ninia Baehr, Genora Dancel, Tammy Rodrigues, Antoinette Pregil, Pat Lagon and Joseph Melilio.
2. People in the territory of American Samoa are generally regarded as American residents, not American citizens. Thus, decisions by the High Court are not necessarily recognized there.
3. Anon, "Ruth Institute," Southern Poverty Law Center, undated, at: https://www.splcenter.org/

Copyright © 2019 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Original posting: 2008-APR-06
Latest update: 2019-APR-08
Author: B.A. Robinson

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