Anderson, by the way, is essentially the founder of the New Independent Fundamentalist Baptist affiliation. He's one of the leadership principals of the group, known for churches with "Stedfast Baptist" in their name.

To call these guys radical is not to say enough. Three of their pastors in Texas, Florida, and the Pacific Northwest have made headlines in the past year for seeming to call for death to "faggots," apparently just skirting the line of chargeable criminal offenses.

Early last summer, federal law enforcement agencies raided the property of a Stedfast member in Washington State who had made threats online to shoot up a local Pride fest. A family member tipped off law enforcement, who confiscated a couple dozen assault rifles and threw the guy behind bars until Pride was over. (I interviewed that family member and published a story at their request.)

Tragedy was averted this time, but the New IFB movement is still busy radicalizing people, and I'm very much afraid a member will one day engage in terrorism as in Pulse or Club Q.

The movement praises firearm ownership and centers violence and hate against LGBTQ people as one of their most important reasons to exist.

It's plain from this latest story that Anderson is no way dialing back his dangerous rhetoric.