Hatewatch Headlines 4/18/18
Starbucks will close its stores for anti-bias training; a murder suspect in Chicago says he’s a sovereign citizen; Alex Jones is sued by Sandy Hook parents, and more.
New York Times: Starbucks says it will close 8,000 stores in the United States on May 29 to conduct anti-bias training.
Chicago Sun Times: A man accused of setting a deadly fire more than 17 years ago in Chicago tells the court he’s a sovereign citizen during his first-degree murder bail hearing.
Religion News Service: Former FBI agent is still haunted by his experiences at Waco.
Huffington Post: Sandy Hook parents file defamation suits against Alex Jones of Infowars.
Aljazeera: Charlottesville neo-Nazi exposed as U.S. Marine.
Orange County Register: The City Council in Los Alamitos, California, passes an ordinance in opposition to the state’s key sanctuary law.
CNN: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke invited birthers on his radio show in 2013, questioning then-President Obama's college records.
Muslim Advocates: A new report examines how the Trump Administration is working to ban Muslims from the United States.
Huffington Post: Anti-abortion groups are distancing themselves from a prominent writer and activist who now self-identifies as alt-right and an “ethno-nationalist.”
New York Times: How Liberty University build a billion-dollar empire online.
Right Wing Watch: How the anti-gay organization Focus on The Family convinced the IRS to call it a church.
USA Today: A record number of states are banning conversion therapy, billed by its proponents as a way to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity.
