Bryan Fischer

Let Me Guess: Mitt Romney Has Gay Friends

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Family Research Council, Richard Grenell, Gay Rights, Bryan Fischer, Mitt Romney Gay Marriage, Mitt Romney Gay Rights, Mitt Romney Gay Bullying, Politics News
Michael B. Keegan

Having gay friends doesn't absolve one of anti-gay prejudice any more than loving one's wife and daughters absolves one of defunding Planned Parenthood. Even if you'd be happy to have gay people over to dinner, that doesn't give you a pass to deny them fundamental rights.

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Obama And Gay Marriage: A President Liberates Himself And The World

Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Gay Voices, Romney 2012, Bryan Fischer, Politics, President Barack Obama, Media, Mitt Romney, LGBT Rights, Barack Obama 2012, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Gay Voices News
Michelangelo Signorile

Watching the president sitting in the Oval Office speaking out in support of gay marriage, you couldn't help but notice how comfortable he was. Barack Obama didn't just come out of the closet on gay marriage. He's flaunting it!

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Anti-Gay Pundit: Grenell's Resignation Shows Romney 'Can Be Pushed Around By A Yokel' Like Me

Posted 05.06.2012

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It looks like Bryan Fischer's digs at Richard Grenell, and the Romney campaign that backed him, just won't stop. The conservative evangelist took ...

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The Celebration Of Richard Grenell's Resignation Shows How Similar The Far Left And Far Right Have Become

Cyd Zeigler | Posted 05.04.2012

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Cyd Zeigler

Want to know if you've drifted into the divisive political extreme? If you celebrated the resignation of Richard Grenell from the Romney campaign this week, you fit the bill. You're part of the problem of division in this country.

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WATCH: Stewart Criticizes Homophobic Right Wingers

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Video, Bryan Fischer, Richard Grenell, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Political Humor, Funny Videos, Glbt, Media Humor, American Family Association, Homophobia, The Daily Show, Comedy News

Now that he's presumably locked in place as the GOP candidate, Mitt Romney has had to pivot his campaign to the center in order to appeal to the great...

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WATCH: Romney Spokesman's Resignation Is 'A Huge Win,' Says Anti-Gay Pundit

Posted 05.01.2012

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The ink on Richard Grenell's resignation is barely dry, but already one right-wing pundit is taking credit. American Family Association (AFA) radi...

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WATCH: Why 'It's OK To Discriminate' Against Gays, According To Right Wing Pundits

Posted 05.01.2012

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Two high-profile right-wing pundits are kicking off May with slams to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. As Right Wing W...

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WATCH: Anti-Gay Radio Host Slams Mitt Romney's New Gay Spokesman

Posted 04.24.2012

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A prominent rightwing pundit has slammed GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's decision to appoint an openly gay man as a national security and for...

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Will Romney Squash GOP Anti-Gay Bigotry?

Steve Clemons | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Richard Grenell, John Bolton, Mitt Romney 2012, Bryan Fischer, Ric Grenell, Mitt Romney, Election 2012, Presidential Election 2012, Romney 2012, Politics News
Steve Clemons

I have many differences with Romney, as well as Obama -- but today, Romney gets a salute from me for hiring Richard Grenell.

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How to Be a Better Homosexual

Domenick Scudera | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Gay Issues, Bryan Fischer, American Family Association, Bryan Fischer American Family Association, Bryan Fischer Gays, Satire, Bryan Fischer Homosexuality, Comedy News
Domenick Scudera

Bryan Fischer has really got my mind reeling! Maybe I was recruited incorrectly when I was a child, but I want to be a better homosexual, and that means more sex, drugs, Nazis, coercing children, and on and on and on. I have my work cut out for me!

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WATCH: Fischer On 'Poppers' And Gay Sex, As Well As 9 Of His Other Rants

Posted 01.23.2012

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For a man so adamantly against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) lifestyles, Bryan Fischer just can't seem to stop discussing them on the ...

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WATCH: Bryan Fischer's Latest HIV/AIDS Rant

Posted 01.19.2012

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Bryan Fischer is at it again. The right-wing Christian extremist, who has previously endorsed the notion that the HIV virus is not the true cause ...

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WATCH: American Family Association's Bryan Fischer: AIDS Is Caused By Drug Use Among Gay Men

Posted 01.05.2012

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Continuing to endorse the notion that HIV is not the true cause of AIDS, Christian extremist Bryan Fischer featured Peter Duesberg, author of "Inventi...

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WATCH: Penn State Scandal Used As Case Against Gay Adoption

Posted 01.12.2012

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The Penn State debacle that erupted following football coach Joe Paterno's dismissal continues to rankle sports fans. Now, two high-profile voices are...

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Rewriting The U.S. Constitution To Honor The Founding Fathers

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D. | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Evolution, Bryan Fischer, US Constitution, Creationism, Values Voter Summit, The Clergy Letter Project, Religion and Politics, Christianity and American Politics, American Family Association, Christianity and Evolution, Religion and Science, Christianity, Christianity in America, Religion News
Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.

Bryan Fischer spoke to thunderous applause at the recent Values Voter Summit. That he was so well received should frighten those of us who care about liberty and justice in America.

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Ryan Grim

Romney Takes Shot At Christian Extremist

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Organizers of this weekend’s Values Voters Summit thanked Mitt Romney for his Saturday appearance by giving the slot immediately after...

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Values Voter Summit -- Or Anti-LGBT Hate Fest?

Mark Potok | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Family Research Council, Bryan Fischer, LGBT Rights, Values Voter Summit, American Family Association, Hate Speech, Southern Poverty Law Center, Hate Groups, Politics News
Mark Potok

Starting today, a number of prominent public figures will be attending and speaking at the Values Voter Summit, an annual gathering of socially conservative activists in Washington. But just what kind of values are they promoting?

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Dear Mitt Romney: Prove Us Wrong

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Values Voter Summit, Bryan Fischer, Mitt Romney 2012, Bryan Fischer Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney for President, Bryan Fischer Mitt Romeny, Bryan Fischer Medal of Honor, Politics News
Michael B. Keegan

I and others have often criticized you for abandoning your principles when it is politically convenient, but I hope in this instance you will prove us wrong. Bryan Fischer deserves to be a marginalized figure, not a celebrity embraced by the mainstream GOP.

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Rally for Equality in Tupelo, Hate Group's Hometown

Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson | Posted 12.05.2011

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Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson

We're taking our film and campaign to Tupelo to help build support for efforts to counter the divisiveness of hate groups like the American Family Association, and to make our communities more just and inclusive for LGBT people.

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Mitt Romney, the Quiet Extremist

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 12.04.2011

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Michael B. Keegan

As he emerges as the GOP frontrunner, it needs to be asked: is Mitt Romney more moderate than his fellow candidates, or is he just better at strategically keeping his extremism quiet?

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Dominionism? What Dominionism?

Warren Throckmorton, Ph.D. | Posted 11.14.2011

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Warren Throckmorton, Ph.D.

Not all evangelicals are dominionists who want to remove religious liberty, but one does not have to go too deeply into the evangelical waters to find some who do.

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Rick Perry's A-Team and the 'Antichrist Oprah'

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Mike Bickle, International House of Prayer, Bryan Fischer, John Hagee, The Response, American Family Association, Rick Perry, Texas, Politics News
Michael B. Keegan

Texas Governor Rick Perry's choice of allies in launching a massive evangelical "prayer rally" in Houston next month belies his claim that it will be "apolitical" or even quasi-tolerant of non-Christians.

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Mitt Romney the Weathervane: What Our Most Changeable Politician Can Tell Us About the Modern GOP

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Ralph Reed, Bryan Fischer, 2012 Republican Primary, Politics News
Michael B. Keegan

Romney's changing positions are not just the tragicomic tale of a man so desperate for the presidency he'll say anything to get there: they're also a valuable measure of what it takes to make it in the modern GOP.

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Confronting Religious Extremists, Combating Hatred

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D. | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Rightly Concerned, First Amendment, American Family Radio, Christian Extremism, Religious Tolerance, Bryan Fischer, Confronting Islamophobia, American Family Association, Confronting Hatred, Christian Fundamentalism, Muslims in America, Islam in America, Religion News
Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.

What's the best strategy for dealing with a Christian extremist who spews hatred at every turn? How about when the person in question has a national platform?

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Religious Freedom Is Only For Christians?

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D. | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Religious Freedom, Texas Freedom Network, First Amendment, Religious Intolerance, American Family Association, Islamophobia, Bryan Fischer, Muslim Americans, Religious Discrimination, Religious Pluralism, Freedom of Religion, Islam in America, Religious Tolerance, Religion News
Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.

As so many before me have said, hate is not a Christian value -- and we shouldn't let it become an American value either.

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