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Offline Marlelar

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Amazon and the SPLC
« on: May 07, 2018, 07:33:52 PM »
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    • Christians labeled as "haters" by the SPLC are now going to be booted from Amazon's "smile" program.

    Amazon takes orders from SPLC
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    Re: Amazon and the SPLC
    « Reply #1 on: May 07, 2018, 09:02:49 PM »
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    • Yeah, a guy at work was talking about this today. They have lawyers and fight for Christian rights. ADF
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    Re: Amazon and the SPLC
    « Reply #2 on: May 07, 2018, 10:31:15 PM »
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    • http://thefederalist.com/2018/05/03/amazon-boots-christian-nonprofit-from-donations-program-because-of-splcs-hate-list/

    Amazon Boots Christian Nonprofit From Donations Program Because Of SPLC’s ‘Hate List’

    MAY 3, 2018 By Bre Payton
    A non-profit, public interest law firm which focuses on religious freedom issues has been booted from AmazonSmile, after the Southern Poverty Law Center deemed the law firm a “hate group.”
    In a statement released Thursday, Alliance for Defending Freedom President Michael Farris said the law firm has been excluded from the retail giant’s program, which donates a small portion of purchases to the nonprofit of the customer’s choice. Farris said the firm’s exclusion is the result of Amazon’s reliance upon SPLC, an organization that has long been regarded as a glorified direct-mail scam that profits from hate-mongering.

    “If you are going to rely on a discredited partisan organization like the SPLC to determine who is eligible to participate in AmazonSmile, you should disclose that in your policy and to your customers,” Farris wrote in a letter to the retail giant. “Your customers have a right to know that you’ve placed such an organization as the gatekeeper to participation in a charitable program.”
    SPLC has come under fire for its shady financial practices — which includes shuttling millions of dollars to offshore accounts in the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, and Bermuda. Tax records show the organization has stockpiled nearly a half a billion dollars in assets, which spends more money on fundraising than it does actual legal work. The organization, which is famous for it’s “hate list” which targets legitimate conservative or religious groups by including them on a map alongside white supremacists and other extremist groups. SPLC’s hate list inspired a gunman to shoot a guard at the Family Research Council in 2013 with the intention to kill as many people as possible after the Christian organization found itself on the infamous list.
    ADF, which is currently representing Jack Philips of Masterpiece Cakeshop before the Supreme Court, has reached out to the retailer in hopes that the firm can be re-enlisted in it’s program. While ADF is on the outs, Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, is an eligible AmazonSmile recipient. 
    Bre Payton is a staff writer at The Federalist. Follow her on Twitter.
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    Re: Amazon and the SPLC
    « Reply #3 on: May 07, 2018, 11:24:50 PM »
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    • Southern Poverty Law Center CEO: Richard Cohen.

    Says everything you need to know.
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    Re: Amazon and the SPLC
    « Reply #4 on: May 08, 2018, 01:49:23 AM »
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    • The Southern Poverty Law Center is a collection of some of the most disgusting individuals imaginable. They basically serve as the modern world's attack dogs, attacking anything that is in the least bit traditional or healthy.  Oh, they're also mainly Jєωs, what a surprise.
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    « Reply #5 on: May 08, 2018, 02:02:09 AM »
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    • The SPLC is trash which is why I'm surprised that one of the richest men on the planet is taking marching orders from them.  Must be some connection somewhere.

    I'm wondering how this will escalate.
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    « Reply #6 on: May 08, 2018, 07:47:13 AM »
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    • I have somewhat of a personal vendetta with them as they quite literally sued my high school in 2011 because two lesbians couldn't do something or other. We were on the national news for a month! :laugh1:
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    « Reply #7 on: May 08, 2018, 08:31:19 PM »
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    • Quote from: Marlelar on May 07, 2018, 07:33:52 PM

    Christians labeled as "haters" by the SPLC are now going to be booted from Amazon's "smile" program.

    As reported May 3 in TheFederalist.com.

    I'm responsible for your initial thumbs-up herein.  It doesn't signify any approval of the decisions by Amazon or SPLC, but instead follows Matthew's alternative interpretation: "I want to see more postings like this",  in this instance meaning more alerts bearing 1 or more credible & usable links.
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    Re: Amazon and the SPLC
    « Reply #8 on: May 12, 2018, 11:53:30 PM »
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    • Quote from: Marlelar on May 08, 2018, 02:02:09 AM
    The SPLC is trash which is why I'm surprised that one of the richest men on the planet is taking marching orders from them.  Must be some connection somewhere.

    I'm wondering how this will escalate.
    Big companies like Amazon just want to be on the right side of public opinion (and by public opinion I mean the media). The media can really harm your business with their relentless negative coverage of your company.   The SPLC knows the media won't side with Christians so it can easily pressure companies like Amazon to ban groups they disagree with.
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    Re: Amazon and the SPLC
    « Reply #9 on: May 13, 2018, 12:09:16 AM »
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    • I wonder how many Christians buy from Amazon.  Not me, not anymore.
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    Re: Amazon and the SPLC
    « Reply #10 on: May 13, 2018, 07:40:24 AM »
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    •   :facepalm:
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