Army anti-terror briefing lists pro-life Christians as 'TERRORISTS'

The US Army has sparked 'outrage' from lawmakers and Christian group leaders for listing pro-life groups arsenic 'terrorists' successful a caller training session. 

Fort Liberty garrison successful North Carolina is facing disapproval aft photograph of a slideshow fixed by trainers astatine an anti-terror briefing circulated connected societal media. 

The descent categorized 'anti-abortion' and 'pro-life' organizations arsenic 'terrorist groups', indicating they could beryllium a threat to nan information of subject installations. 

It named Operation Rescue and National Right To Life arsenic examples, on pinch group pinch 'IM4IT' 'choose life' licence plates connected their vehicles.  

Twenty-five lawmakers, including members of nan House Armed Services Committee signed a missive to US Army Secretary Christine Wormuth expressing 'outrage' complete nan 'disturbing' training session. 

'We constitute coming to definitive our outrage astatine a Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) training held astatine Fort Liberty that characterized pro-life organizations arsenic 'terrorist groups',' nan missive reads.

'The training branded respective salient and well-respected pro-life groups arsenic convulsive extremists. 

'The training besides indicated nan members of these organizations are threats to nan information of subject installations and designated symbols of pro-life groups, including state-issued pro-life licence plates, arsenic indicators of terrorism. 

'This is genuinely shocking for an statement that insists connected treating everyone pinch 'dignity and respect.''

Led by Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind, nan missive said nan training convention was conducted for 47 'uniformed soldiers tasked pinch guarding entree points for Fort Liberty'. 

'Training nan installation gross guards to guarantee that servicemembers and their families who person pro-life licence plates should beryllium considered suspicious and imaginable terroristic threats to nan installation, is not only absurd but dangerous,' nan missive reads.

'Young soldiers trained to dainty definite state-issued licence plates arsenic a violent threat heightens nan consequence that they will beryllium progressive successful a needlessly confrontational business pinch different permissible drivers accessing Fort Liberty.'

The missive urged nan Army to 'immediately rumor a correction' complete nan descent and to 'discipline those individuals responsible for spreading specified mendacious and divisive claims'.

The lawmakers besides demanded answers astir really nan descent was allowed successful nan position successful nan first place. 

Several leaders of pro-life groups besides said retired against nan training module. Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life called nan briefing 'deeply offensive'. 

'In a position that is profoundly violative to pro-life Americans crossed nan nation, Fort Liberty promoted outright lies astir National Right to Life successful a objection of lazy scholarship,' Tobias said successful a statement. 

'In our complete 50-year history, National Right to Life has always, consistently, and unequivocally, condemned unit against anyone.' 

Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council, a Washington-based Christian blimpish run group, besides slammed nan training slide. 

'This is insane! Beyond alarming. Being pro-life, peacefully advocating for nan sanctity of quality life, and attempting to extremity nan execution of unborn children makes you a terrorist?' he wrote connected X. 

The US Army has not yet publically responded to nan backlash.