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Grassy Knoll

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Fri Mar 21, 2014, 06:27 PM Mar 2014

KKK Leader Refutes Hate Group Label: 'We're A Christian Organization' [View all]

Source: huffingtonpost.com

The leader of the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is tired of “a few rogue Klansmen” ruining the group’s reputation, and argues that the group is a non-violent Christian organization.

“We don’t hate people because of their race, I mean, we’re a Christian organization,” Frank Ancona, the group's Imperial Wizard, told Virginia's NBC 12 on Thursday. "Because of the acts of a few rogue Klansmen, all Klansmen are supposed to be murderers, and wanting to lynch black people, and we're supposed to be terrorists. That's a complete falsehood.”

Ancona’s group has come under fire from residents of Chesterfield County, Va., about 20 miles south of Richmond, for distributing KKK recruitment fliers in people's yards since January.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/21/virginia-kkk-fliers_n_5008647.html

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A "few rogue Klansmen"? Cooley Hurd Mar 2014 #1
This is too rich to even comment on.....LOL Trust Buster Mar 2014 #2
Well, isn't that obvious? KamaAina Mar 2014 #3
HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #41
A wonderful Christian organization. christx30 Mar 2014 #58
That' just a giant light torch of god's lovin' npk Mar 2014 #75
To steal a line from Airplane! iandhr Mar 2014 #4
He is serious. Chellee Mar 2014 #12
Arrrgh. Pet language hate of mine: 'refute' should not be used to mean 'deny' muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #5
Right there with you! FiveGoodMen Mar 2014 #8
The Huffington Post used the word *disputes*, not refutes. NT pablo_marmol Mar 2014 #63
Good - they updated it muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #65
So were the crusades lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #6
Yeah yeah yeah ... and Mafia is a Catholic charity. n/t cosmicone Mar 2014 #7
Lol! That's a good one. nt EmilyAnne Mar 2014 #44
Actually they are a satanic organization.. Peacetrain Mar 2014 #9
Yes. And have killed a lot of Christians, including children: freshwest Mar 2014 #21
Exactly! Peacetrain Mar 2014 #43
Oh I get it ... SummerSnow Mar 2014 #10
Get your tickets early for the KKK Easter Day bake sale! TexasTowelie Mar 2014 #11
Jesus would weep nt LiberalEsto Mar 2014 #13
I am trying to imagine a gaggle of Klan dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #14
See if you can figure it out jmowreader Mar 2014 #27
The Spanish Inquisition was a Christian organization, too, Mr. Acona Jack Rabbit Mar 2014 #15
Ain't buying it. I've met Klansmen in real life. No rogue ones, either. SPLC description: freshwest Mar 2014 #16
"Klavern: A local unit or club; also called "den." yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #22
They are a bunch of mothers... jmowreader Mar 2014 #29
Heh.... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #30
Christ, it's like trying to decipher Huttese. Rozlee Mar 2014 #45
It does give an insight into Teabagger spelling, though... n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #48
Keep telling yourself that, no doubt you believe it Frank LeftOfWest Mar 2014 #17
Wanna stay white? Fine, stay outta the sun. Wanna rule over others because of it? Nope, you don't freshwest Mar 2014 #24
OK then.....Show us the Black Christian Clansmen thelordofhell Mar 2014 #18
I can't see shit out of this thing AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #19
Mitchell and Webb had a good one also Revanchist Mar 2014 #73
I love those guys. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #74
"we’re a Christian organization!" yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #20
Seems like a lot of christain organizations are hate groups. olddad56 Mar 2014 #23
Westburo Baptist Church comes to mind... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #25
A group based on the central premise that infinite torture is what EVERYONE deserves FiveGoodMen Mar 2014 #70
LMAO. Solly Mack Mar 2014 #26
Whenever the subject of the KKK comes up, I'm reminded of the cartoon by Callahan.. red dog 1 Mar 2014 #28
. baldguy Mar 2014 #35
Thanks red dog 1 Mar 2014 #59
What a genius Callahan was. red dog 1 Mar 2014 #60
KKKGOPNRAteahadists say something. nt onehandle Mar 2014 #31
Here's an article about the KKK being listed...... trusty elf Mar 2014 #32
The Spanish Inquisition was a christian organization Gothmog Mar 2014 #33
WWJL? baldguy Mar 2014 #34
Yep, if they aren't lynching people they think they are "civil rights activists." Hoyt Mar 2014 #36
This is easy: Some Christian groups are hate groups. stillwaiting Mar 2014 #37
"A Few Rogue Klansman" sounds like a band name Ethan Coen would think of n/t dogknob Mar 2014 #38
should I believe him or my lying eyes? rurallib Mar 2014 #39
Away from Me. I never knew you. blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #40
Surely god would have that on a continuous tape loop by now FiveGoodMen Mar 2014 #71
Yep, and I'm Jesus Christ... blackspade Mar 2014 #42
The KLan has been saying this for years. It's bullshizz, and it's not news struggle4progress Mar 2014 #46
Sorry asshole Ancona Caretha Mar 2014 #47
Then change the G-d damned name! rickyhall Mar 2014 #49
This is news? Reter Mar 2014 #50
Christians = white people only need apply steve2470 Mar 2014 #51
The Nazis said a similar thing when they beautified Theresienstadt Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2014 #52
Hey, just like the Family Research Council ck4829 Mar 2014 #53
And a lot grandpamike1 Mar 2014 #54
All these right-wing 'evangelicals' who hate everything and everybody claim to be Christians, too. QuestForSense Mar 2014 #55
I don't see how "we're a christian organization" refutes "hate group". Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #56
They are half-right relayerbob Mar 2014 #57
Guess they're not up on to speed the whole "Jesus was Jewish" thing. Ken Burch Mar 2014 #61
Stories like this are why I look forward to "Kitty DU Sundays". pablo_marmol Mar 2014 #62
Sure you're Christian the same way that the Taliban is Islamic.... Ecumenist Mar 2014 #64
Love it when "Christian" is used NastyRiffraff Mar 2014 #66
Oh, really, Ancona? Brigid Mar 2014 #67
LOL, he's tired of the group's reputation? "We want to stay white,” Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #68
Yes, just like a "few bad apples" spoiled the Tea Party. Arkana Mar 2014 #69
Robert Byrd was unavailable for comment. Pterodactyl Mar 2014 #72
Just another grass roots organization ripe for Blue Idaho Mar 2014 #76
Memo to HuffPo: "Dispute" and "Refute" are not synonyms. n/t Orsino Mar 2014 #77
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