BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Florida-based evangelical ministry that sued the Southern Poverty Law Center for labeling it a hate group has agreed to dismiss its related claims against a website that maintains a massive database of information about U.S. charities.
D. James Kennedy Ministries of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, didn't explain in a court filing Thursday why it voluntarily dismissed its federal lawsuit's claims against GuideStar USA Inc.
The Christian organization still has discrimination claims pending against the Alabama-based law center and Amazon.com Inc.
The Alabama-based law center has called the ministry a hate group because of its stance against LGBT rights.
The lawsuit says Amazon.com excluded the ministry from a donation program because of the label. GuideStar had flagged dozens of nonprofits as hate groups based on the law center's labels.
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