Finally, the loathsome SPLC has been indicted. “Whatsoever a man soweth that he shall also reap.”
Of course, this doesn’t mean that this organization will be convicted in a court of law but for now the spotlight has been turned on them to expose the hate filled nature of their hate filled accusations.
My objection to the SPLC was their contention that there was something errant or unworthy about hate. Scripture clearly teaches that God hates all workers of iniquity (Ps. 5:5). Scripture tells us that there are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to Him (Prov. 6:16, cmp. Zech. 8:17). The Holy Spirit instructs His people to “Hate that which is evil, cling to that which is good (Romans 12:9).”
Because of these instructions I gladly admit that I hate the SPLC with a holy hatred since it has consistently revealed itself as an organization that hates that which God loves (Ps. 139:21). Indeed, the SPLC has always used their hate list as a proxy war to seek to destroy Biblical Christians and Biblical Christianity. Oh, sure, every once in a while, they would put some haters on their list who the Lord Christ hates in order to provide a fig leaf to cover their agenda of destroying Biblical Christianity. Even an old blind wandering sow can find an acorn once in a while. Still, it’s pretty clear that any organization that claimed to be an authority on identifying hate while refusing to name “Anti-fa” as a hate group was working with an ax to grind.”
Next, Christians have to get past thinking that there is something intrinsically wrong with “hate.” How can we not hate that which the Lord Christ loves? How can we not hate that which seeks to destroy the good, the true, and the beautiful as Christianity defines the good, the true, and the beautiful? Instead of defending ourselves from charges of hate we should step up to the mic and say, “Of course I hate that which is vile, false, and ugly. Who wouldn’t?” Christians who don’t hate the SPLC and the parallel organizations are not right in the head. Tolerance of evil folks is not a virtue.
Finally, and this will probably fly right by people, Christians need to realize that Biblical hatred is built on the foundation of love. It is because we love people that we stand in opposition to them when they attack those things God counts as lovely. It would not be love to the Christ hating cosmopolitans to communicate that we accept their attack on that which is virtuous in their pursuit of the establishment of the perverse. We participate in their evil when we don’t tell them to “Kiss the Son lest He be angry and they perish in the way (Ps. 2:9).
Because of all this I popped a cork from the finest champagne and celebrated when I heard of the SPLC being hoisted on their own petard. I only pray now that the ADL, B’nai Brith, and the ACLU will also soon get a similar comeuppance.
Rev. Bret L. McAtee
Charlotte Christ the King Reformed Church
Charlotte, Michigan
