Speaking of morally bankrupt organizations, a new report analyzed in the Washington Post confirms that the Knights of Columbus - the supposed pro-family and pro-children organization which has NEVER condemned or challenged the Catholic Church hierarchy for its world wide criminal conspiracy to protect sexual predator priests - is among the largest funding source for anti-gay initiatives around America. I had previously looked at the K of C's anti-gay activities, but the new report suggest the magnitude of the amounts of money to deprive LGBT Americans of civil rights is far greater than previously suspected. Here are highlights from the Washington Post piece:
The Knights of Columbus, a wealthy and influential Catholic charitable organization, is a leading funder in the push to make same-sex marriage illegal in four states that have ballot measures on the issue this fall, a coalition of gay rights groups announced Thursday (Oct. 18).
The Knights have contributed millions of dollars directly to several of the campaigns to stop the legalization of gay marriage and have channeled money through other Catholic groups. They also have provided extensive financial support to the National Organization for Marriage, according to the Human Rights Campaign, one of four advocacy groups that compiled the research.
‘’In the aggregate, the (Catholic) church and NOM are the single largest funders of discrimination, responsible for funding nearly 60 percent of all anti-equality efforts in Minnesota, Maryland, Maine and Washington,” HRC said in a statement.
The two groups have spent a combined $2.5 million, the report says, with much of it coming from the Knights, a group that has become increasingly involved in conservative culture war issues under the leadership of Carl Anderson, a longtime Republican activist.
The report, which culled information largely from the Knights’ Internal Revenue Service filings, found that the Knights donated $6.25 million to fight same-sex marriage initiatives between 2005-2012. Close to $2 million of those funds went directly to NOM.
More coverage on the anti-gay efforts of the K of C can be found here where it appears that many millions of dollars have gone to anti-gay efforts even as the Knights solicit money to supposedly fund charitable efforts for those with mental retardation and other afflictions. Meanwhile, the Knights have their noses stuck so far up the fat asses of the Catholic hierarchy that it's a miracle that they don't suffocate.
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