Rejecting hate

Lutheran Services Carolinas (LSC), based in Salisbury, N.C., was singled out in anti-refugee and anti-Muslim leaflets distributed Jan. 18 by the Ku Klux Klan. The leaflets were dispersed near one of its offices in Columbia, S.C., that provides services to refugees. “LSC rejects hate, whether it’s directed at religion, race or culture,” said Ted W. Goins Jr., the organization’s president. “LSC will continue to walk with all the people we serve, and we call on the people of the Carolinas to rise up and speak out against discrimination and separation.”