Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2017
Controversial summit material
A flyer titled “The Health Hazards of Homosexuality,” written by MassResistance, was distributed in a tote bag at an FRC-sponsored Values Voter Summit. MassResistance had also been designated an anti-LGBT hate group by the SPLC.
2015
Josh Duggar resignation
Josh Duggar resigned as executive director of FRC Action after reports about sexual misconduct committed during his adolescence became public.
2012
Headquarters shooting
Floyd Lee Corkins II shot an FRC security guard in Washington, D.C. Corkins told investigators that he had found FRC through the SPLC’s listing of anti-LGBT groups. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2013.
2010
SPLC anti-LGBT hate-group designation
The Southern Poverty Law Center classified FRC as an anti-LGBT hate group, citing what it described as false and harmful claims about LGBT people. FRC rejected the designation and argued that it reflected disagreement over public policy and religious beliefs.