Tony Perkins

Christian Opponent of Same Sex Marriage Agrees To Dine with Same-Sex Couple

The Huffington Post | Samreen Hooda | Posted 05.29.2012

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Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., and committed to banning same-sex marriage, today agreed to visit the home...

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CNN Has Its Own 'Evolving' to Do on Marriage Coverage

Herndon Graddick | Posted 05.10.2012

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Herndon Graddick

We are asking journalists like Wolf Blitzer to hold anti-gay activists like Tony Perkins accountable for their own statements against LGBT people, and to deliver that critical information to their audiences.

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What Does Jesus Think About Homosexuality?

Derek Flood | Posted 04.25.2012

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Derek Flood

If we really do love Jesus, then we need to love like he did, so much so that it seems "scandalous" in the eyes the religious folks of our day, just like it did in his day.

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Family Research Council and a Denial of Partisan Christianity

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 04.05.2012

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Jonathan Merritt

Let's be honest here. Does anyone believe an effort like this one isn't an attempt to register those who will almost certainly vote Republican?

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GLAAD's Commentator Accountability Project Demands Honesty from the Religious Right

Alvin McEwen | Posted 05.21.2012

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Alvin McEwen

GLAAD's Commentator Accountability Project is not about silencing anyone but having an honest debate. And you can't have an honest debate when one party is being deceptive in terms of their goals and their true feelings about the community they oppose.

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"Get Out!" Santorum, Perkins and the Religious Right's Vision of America

Peter Montgomery | Posted 05.20.2012

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Peter Montgomery

Even if one feels charitably inclined toward Pastor Terry, it must be acknowledged that anyone hearing his remarks could quite fairly assume that he was equating Americanism with Christianity.

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Jennifer Bendery

Family Research Council Starts Campaign Against 'Fake' Same-Sex Marriage

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 02.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Citing concerns that 2012 could be the "tipping point" in the debate over same-sex marriage, Family Research Council leader Tony Perkins...

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Activist Group Calls For MSNBC To Stop Inviting Controversial Guest On Air

Posted 02.16.2012

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Faith-based activist group Faithful America and Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, delivered a petition filled with 20,000 s...

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Prop 8's Supporters Were Too Scared to Testify, But They Still Whine After the Fact

Alvin McEwen | Posted 04.09.2012

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Alvin McEwen

Prop 8 was built upon deliberate lies that Maggie Gallagher, Tony Perkins, Peter Sprigg, and the rest of those pushing it were too fearful to defend in court. None of these people had the guts to take an oath and attest to the veracity of the claims they made.

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'Star Wars: The Old Republic' Video Game To Allow Players To Have Same-Sex Relationships

Posted 01.30.2012

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An option available for the "Star Wars: The Old Republic" video game will now allow characters to engage in same-sex relationships. The news has ge...

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Amanda Terkel

Rick Santorum Wins Evangelical Leaders' Endorsement

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.14.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A week before the South Carolina primaries, more than 150 conservative evangelical leaders met in Texas and voted to throw their weight ...

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MSNBC's Possible Dismissal of Pat Buchanan Is Hypocritical

Alvin McEwen | Posted 03.14.2012

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Alvin McEwen

Buchanan is not the only problematic individual to be given somewhat of a home at MSNBC. According to Equality Matters, Family Research Council head Tony Perkins has made 11 appearances on MSNBC news programs.

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On Minas, Occupations And Tony Perkins

Rev. Margaret Aymer, Ph. D. | Posted 02.07.2012

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Rev. Margaret Aymer, Ph. D.

Perkins asserted, first, that Jesus meant this parable to be a positive example for his followers; and second, that the parable demonstrates that Jesus supported unrestricted, free-market capitalism. He was wrong.

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Two Visions Of Faith: Competing For The Allegiance of A Nation

Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy | Posted 10.26.2011

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Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy

What people like Tony Perkins don't understand -- or choose to ignore -- is that his ability to practice his religion as he sees fit is a direct result of the hands-off approach that government has taken toward religion for the last 200 plus years

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Leading GOP Candidates Run Away From the Gay

Wayne Besen | Posted 10.24.2011

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Wayne Besen

Attacking LGBT people is not yet a third rail of politics. But it is clear that it is no longer the Holy Grail for electing Republicans that it once was in the not too distant past.

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GOP Presidential Hopefuls Try To Woo Christian Conservatives At Conference

AP | By CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 08.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In an election season driven by economic worries, Republican leaders are trying to keep Christian conservatives excited and involved by ...

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Think Congress's Anti-Choice Legislation Is Extreme? Look at the States.

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 07.11.2011

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Michael B. Keegan

The House GOP's attempts to restrict women's rights are for show, yes. But while Congress rattles its saber, pro-choice advocates should not be distracted from the real fights it has inspired in the states.

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Obama Reverses Bush Birth Control Rules

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- (AP) The government has replaced a Bush-era rule that became a flash point in the debate over abortions, clarifying that doctors and nur...

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Irony Alert -- Family Research Council Accuses SPLC of 'Cherry-Picking' Science

Alvin McEwen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alvin McEwen

Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council is still smarting over the Southern Poverty Law Center designating his organization as an anti-gay hate group.

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The Failure of Cable News to Follow Up

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wayne Besen

f the cable networks insist on setting the stage for those who tell whoppers, such as the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins, the least they can do is carve out time the following evening to correct the mistruths.

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Tony Perkins Defends Family Research Council, Sort of

Mark Potok | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Potok

I went up against Perkins, the head of the Family Research Council, on Hardball this week. Perkins was there to defend his organization after the SPLC listed it as a hate group. The whole experience was like trying to nail Jell-O to a wall.

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Anti-Gay Hate Groups Waiting In The Wings

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wayne Besen

The Southern Poverty Law Center report is a sober reminder that we must remain vigilant in combating extremism. There are well-organized and wealthy hate machines waiting in the wings, poised to cause tremendous harm to LGBT people.

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Bryan Fischer, Tony Perkins, and the Hate Agenda

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael B. Keegan

Fischer's extreme view on gay people is disturbing, but it's not unique: The Family Research Council's Tony Perkins has repeatedly insulted servicemembers in his quest to keep gays and lesbians from serving in the military.

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Battle Over Judge Retention In Iowa

TylerKingkade | Posted 05.25.2011

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TylerKingkade

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Conservative activist Bob Vander Plaats is hoping Iowans will vote today to sack three Iowa Supreme Court judges who took part in ...

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Family Research Council President: Gay Teens Resort To Suicide Because They Know They're 'Abnormal'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Family Research Council President Tony Perkins recently gave an unsympathetic diagnosis for the recent surge in teen suicides caused anti-gay bullying...

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