Report: Adrian Peterson’s charity supported anti-Gay organization

Details about Adrian Peterson’s All Day Foundation that was taken offline earlier Tuesday have emerged regarding the early years of the organization. The site was taken offline in order to protect the charities but, according to an ESPN report, the foundation supported a ministry headed by a man believed to have anti-Gay sentiments.

"For the foundation’s first four years, 2008 through 2011, its single largest beneficiary was Straight From The Heart Ministries. More than 50 percent ($207,081 out of $414,130 in grants) was given by the All Day Foundation to Straight From The Heart. More recent IRS forms were not available for review.The man listed as the president and co-founder of that ministry is named Bill Horn, who was on the Peterson foundation’s board and also, at one point, served as its treasurer.In the late 1990s, Horn, a former sports broadcaster in California, ran an organization by the same name that publicly denounced the gay community. He also produced a graphic video titled “The Gay Agenda,” which questioned the notion of homosexuality, and recruited Green Bay Packers defensive end Reggie White to campaign against gay rights in Iowa."

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Horn acknowledged to ESPN the ministry’s mission was originally to oppose gay rights, but had changed its direction. He said he did not see a conflict in directing funds to the ministry while serving as treasurer of Peterson’s foundation.

Peterson’s philanthropy advisor Bruce Richman said Peterson had no knowledge of the money given to Straight From The Heart Ministries and was not involved in managing the foundation then.

While there is no concrete indication that Peterson is anti-Gay rights, it doesn’t help the running back’s public image in the wake of being indicted for abusing his four-year-old with a tree branch in Houston. Peterson was declared inactive for the Minnesota Viking’s Week 2 contest against the New England Patriots but is active for its Week 3 matchup against the New Orleans Saints.

Peterson has since apologized for his actions, though the fallout continues as the NFL deals with this and its many other off-the-field issues.

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