Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family, has publicly rejected the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) designation of his organization as a ‘hate group,’ calling the label ‘discouraging,’ ‘dangerous,’ and a reflection of ‘what’s wrong with the culture right now.’ In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Daly criticized the SPLC’s criteria for classifying organizations as hate groups, asserting that the label undermines the freedom of expression and faith-based organizations in the United States.