"Southern Poverty Law Center is a sham," Graham wrote on Facebook. "This left-wing secularist group falsely labels Christian and conservative organizations that defend life, marriage, and religious freedom as 'hate groups.' These lies against great organizations including Family Research Council and Alliance Defending Freedom even led to the vicious attack described in this link."
Graham, the CEO of both Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, said it's "a shame that anyone would even consider SPLC’s opinion – they have a history of corruption and virtually zero credibility."
He referenced a USA Today op-ed by former Family Research Council staffer Jessica Prol Smith recalling that a deranged gunman inspired by SPLC's "hate" campaign tried to kill her and other FRC employees at their Washington headquarters seven years ago....