Hatewatch
On Feb. 20, the anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Family Research Council聽(FRC) released a report it claimed showed an increase in 鈥渁cts of hostility鈥� at U.S. churches in 2023. Public comments by the group鈥檚 president, Tony Perkins, since the release suggest FRC is using attacks on LGBTQ+ and Black Christians to pad its claims about liberal policy threats to 鈥渞eligious freedom.鈥� Despite attacks on LGBTQ+-affirming churches representing nearly 20% of the total incidents documented by FRC, Perkins and others at FRC have cited the report as evidence that LGBTQ+ civil rights policies are threatening Christians鈥� safety in their houses of worship.
