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Bryan Fischer: ‘Homofascists’ will treat Christians like Jews in the Holocaust
The director of issues analysis of the fundamentalist American Family Association (AFA) on Thursday warned that “homofascists” were going to make anti-LGBT Christians wear badges like Jews had to wear during the Holocaust in Nazi Germany. During his Focal Point radio show, AFA’s Bryan Fischer explained that he was outraged…
Right-wing group warns: Christians ‘will be treated as second-class citizens’
The arch conservative American Family Association (AFA) sent its membership an alarming statement saying Christians could face discrimination on par with the mistreatment of African Americans during the segregation era. According to Think Progress, the email from AFA founder Donald E. Wildmon said conservative Christians would “be treated as second…
Fischer misinterprets study to suggest homosexuality is a ‘birth defect’
Bryan Fischer, the director of issues analysis of the conservative fundamentalist American Family Association (AFA), on Wednesday examined a recent study about the biological origins of same sex attraction and incorrectly misinterpreted it to mean that “homosexuality is the result of a birth defect.” In the study published earlier this…
Bryan Fischer: CNN host cut me off because she’s the ‘gay Gestapo’
The director of issues analysis of a conservative fundamentalist Christian organization says that a CNN host kicked him off her program earlier this week because she is part of the “gay Gestapo.” CNN host Carol Costello abruptly ended her Tuesday interview with the American Family Association’s (AFA) Bryan Fischer about…
Christian group accuses anti-bullying event of promoting ‘homosexual agenda’
The American Family Association (AFA) emailed members urging them to keep their children out of school during an anti-bullying event organized by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). According to The New York Times, the evangelical group’s director of issues analysis, conservative radio host Bryan Fischer accused the Oct. 30…
Fringe conservative: Welfare makes African Americans ‘rut like rabbits’
The United States should abandon all welfare programs because they have led to the destruction of marriage and harm black children, according to the Director of Issue Analysis for Government and Public Policy at the American Family Association (AFA). “We have spent over $16 trillion fighting the war on poverty,…
Conservative group: Obama will give ‘entire land mass’ of the US to ‘the Indians’
Stop us if you’ve heard this one: President Barack Obama wants to return the entire land mass of the United States of America to Native American tribes. No, nevermind. That one’s new. The wild claim comes by way of the American Family Association (AFA), a conservative non-profit focused on anti-gay…
Federal judge throws out California gay marriage ban
UPDATE: Right wing groups slam ‘tyrannical, abusive’ California gay marriage ruling AFA: Judge should have recused himself because he’s gay Conservative groups across the United States wasted no time Wednesday condemning a California federal judge’s ruling that the state’s constitutional amendment banning gay marriage is unconstitutional. Former House speaker Newt…
Blasting ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal, American Family Association claims ‘gay sex = domestic terrorism’
There’s a rumor going around that the Afghani Taliban is embedding dirty syringes and razors in improvised explosive devices, making hypothetical “HIV bombs,” or some variant of the term. This has yet to be confirmed, but was claimed by Patrick Mercer, a British member of parliament and former soldier. UK…
Longtime gay rights nemesis quits post due to illness
Ailing from months of hospitalization that stemmed from a mosquito bite, the American Family Association’s Donald W. Wildmon, a formidable foe of gay rights activists, stepped down Wednesday after serving as chairman for more than 30 years. “The resignation comes following several months of hospitalization,” reads an AFA press release.…
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