Hatewatch Headlines 7-1-15
The Hill: Rep. Peter King, chair of Homeland Security Committee, says white-supremacist threat is overstated.
New York Times: No evidence yet of hate crimes in string of fires at black Southern churches.
Associated Press: Brawl breaks out in front of South Carolina statehouse between Confederate flag protesters, supporters.
New Civil Rights Movement: Anti-LGBT hate crimes reportedly rising in wake of Supreme Court’s gay-marriage ruling.
Post and Courier (Charleston, SC): Law enforcement finding ‘lone wolf’ type of attacks are increasingly tough to prevent.
Salon: Confessions of a recovering racist, who somehow was taught hate as a gift of love.
Raw Story: Pastors call for stonings, warn of God’s wrathful judgment in wake of marriage-equality ruling.
Mother Jones: The rise of violent right-wing extremism, explained.
