But recently, because of its staunch conservative values, Moms for Liberty and other parental rights groups found themselves on the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) infamous "hate map."
In response, House Republicans
last week filed a
resolution stating that, among other things, "it is not extreme or hateful to believe that parents, not the government, should have the final say in their children's education."
The SPLC, founded in 1971 with the mission of ensuring that "the promise of the civil rights movement became a reality for all," has since become the self-appointed authority on "hate," opposing conservative groups like the American Family Association, Eagle Forum, Thomas More Society, and almost any organization with "patriot" or "constitution" in its name.
In its promotion of LGBTQ+ rights, the SPLC has tracked more than 1,200 groups it identifies as "hate" groups and has placed them with the likes of Ku Klux Klan chapters on the colorful, searchable
online map to which Moms for Liberty was recently added.
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