Liberty Counsel

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'''Liberty Counsel''' is an [[United States|American]] [[right-wing]] nonprofit organization whose stated purpose is preserving [[religious freedom|religious liberty]] and helping people discover 
[[Jesus]]
 "[[Badger's Law|the truth that will give true freedom.]]"<ref name="lcau">[https://archive.ph/AsQZ Liberty Counsel - About Us] ''Liberty Counsel''</ref>  In reality, they're a disgusting and hypocritical organization that works to preserve the rights of [[Fundamentalist Christianity|fundamentalist Christians]] to [[Dominionism|force their beliefs onto others]] by any means necessary, especially the legal system.  They until recently spent most of their time and efforts attempting to defeat [[marriage equality]]. The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] lists them as an extremist hate group.<ref>[https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/liberty-counsel SPLC file on Liberty Counsel]</ref><ref>[https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2015/09/11/liberty-counsel-has-history-advising-clients-defy-law Liberty Counsel Has a History of Advising Clients to Defy the Law] ''Southern Poverty Law Center''</ref> It remarkably shows when its founder, Matt Staver, opposes Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2018 (a bill that would make lynching a federal crime... for the first time in history) because the bill included protections for gender identity and sexual orientation, which, to Staver, is just a way to sneak in protections for gender identity and sexual orientation in things like employment. Not only is this vicious, it's also idiotic because there are already protections for those two provisions in the federal hate crime laws.<ref>Butts, C. (January 18, 2019). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20190108102715/https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2019/01/08/staver-lgbt-rights-sneakily-added-to-anti-lynching-bill Staver: LGBT 'rights' sneakily added to anti-lynching bill]". OneNewsNow. Retrieved February 6, 2019.</ref>

They have also opposed the rights of [[transgender]] individuals to adopt children, and have defended laws that criminalize [[gay sex]].

==Million Dollar gospel tracts==
Liberty Counsel helped Great News Network continue their distribution of [[Ray Comfort]]'s [[Ray_Comfort#Million_Dollar_gospel_tracts|"million dollar" gospel tracts]] after illegal seizure by the Secret Service.

==Hypocrisy==
Liberty Counsel has suggested or insisted on several occasions that people should boycott organizations that are seen as "[[Homosexual Agenda|pro-gay]]" or [[War on Christmas|not sufficiently "pro-Christmas"]].<ref>[http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/liberty-counsel-floats-boycott-against-pro-homosexual-starbucks Liberty Counsel Floats Boycott Against "Pro-Homosexual" Starbucks] ''Right Wing Watch''</ref><ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/christians-urged-to-boycott-retailers-banning-christmas-35404/ Christians Urged to Boycott Retailers Banning 'Christmas'] ''Christian Post''</ref>  At the same time, they have complained that "gays" are using 
boycotts
 "economic terrorism" in their struggle for equality.<ref>[http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/barber-gays-want-put-conservatives-behind-bars Barber: Gays Want To Put Conservatives "Behind Bars"] ''Tasham, Brian''. 30 Aug. 2011.</ref> 
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