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Tony Perkins: Obama’s evangelical ‘watch list’ could ban Christian gun buyers
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins has warned that President Barack Obama could be planning to create a special “watch list” for Catholics and evangelical Christians to prevent them from buying guns. On his Wednesday Washington Watch broadcast, Perkins said he was “concerned” about a bipartisan deal in the Senate…
Why is the Family Research Council trying to give conservatives blue balls?
Walking into the exhibit hall at the Gaylord National Resort in Maryland this week, one would be forgiven for an inability to immediately tell the difference between any typical trade show that utilizes the space, and the Conservative Political Action Conference that is holding court here until Saturday. Pens and…
Family Research Council: Functioning societies ‘punish’ single people for having sex
A senior fellow at the conservative Family Research Council (FRC) says that “functioning societies” should “punish” single people who engage in sex outside marriage. Dr. Pat Fagan, who directs FRC’s Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI), on Monday told FRC President Tony Perkins that a 1972 Supreme Court case that…
Family Research Council slams Obama speech: LGBT people already have enough rights
A spokesperson for the Family Research Council says that President Barack Obama was wrong to link LGBT rights to the civil rights movement because “homosexuals already have all the same civil rights as anyone else.” CNN host Soledad O’Brien on Tuesday asked Family Research Council senior fellow Peter Sprigg if…
Ann Romney criticized over planned remarks at ‘anti-LGBT’ Values Voter Summit
Progressive groups are questioning Ann Romney’s scheduled appearance at the upcoming Values Voter Summit, an event hosted by organizations they say demonize the LGBT community. “The Romney campaign must have its reasons, but it sure seems like an odd way to deploy Ann Romney,” Josh Glasstetter of RightWingWatch said. “No…
Kirk Cameron blasts DNC: God should be entire platform
Actor-turned-activist Kirk Cameron says that Democrats didn’t go far enough by adding “God” to the party’s platform, insisting that God should be the entire platform. After realizing they had left out the words “God” and “Jerusalem,” Democrats scrambled to modify their platform at the last minute during their convention last…
Man charged over shooting at Family Research Council
WASHINGTON — A gay rights activist was formally charged Wednesday with shooting and trying to kill a security guard at the Washington headquarters of a Christian lobby group, justice officials said in a statement. Floyd Lee Corkins II, 28, was indicted by a grand jury on federal and Washington (District…
Human Rights Campaign: Family Research Council is a hate group
The president of the Human Rights Campaign has refused stop labeling the Family Research Council as a hate group, even after a LGBT activist was charged with shooting a security guard at the organization’s Washington headquarters. “Designating the Family Research Council a hate group has nothing to do with disagreements…
SPLC: Tony Perkins using shooting to ‘score points’
Tony Perkins is a political opportunist who is taking advantage of a shooting at the anti-LGBT Family Research Council (FRC) to exact revenge on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for labeling them a hate group, according to a senior fellow at the civil rights organization. During a Thursday press…
Stephen Baldwin says politics too nasty and then accuses Obama of ‘pimping’
Conservative actor Stephen Baldwin on Thursday complained that politics had become too divisive and extreme, but then accused President Barack Obama “pimping” to pass health care reform. During an interview on CNN, Baldwin reflected on a recent shooting at the Family Research Council headquarters and called for “common-sense, regular-Joe philosophy.”…
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