Tuesday, September 30, 2014

FRC Doubles Down on Lie Of Link Between Homosexuality And Pedophilia

I often say that if the lips of a Christofascist are moving, it's a pretty safe bet that they are lying.  Few individuals prove this truth more than Tony Perkins, president of hate group Family Research Council ("FRC") who seemingly would not be able to tell the truth if his life depended on it.  That's not to say that Perkins doesn't have competition from the likes of Bryan Fischer or Don Wildmon or Mat Staver (or Victoria Cobb here in Virginia).  But Perkins seems the most able to know that he's lying and simply doesn't care what harm he does.  It's all about staying in the right wing news and, more importantly, to keep simpletons sending checks to FRC.  Huffington Post looks at Perkins' latest anti-gay screed.  Here are highlights:
At the Values Voters Summit over the weekend, Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, had two words for LGBT and progressive groups who took out an ad in The Washington Post which stated that his organization’s “groundless demonization of LGBT people,” linking homosexuality with pedophilia, is contrary to the “highest ideals” of the nation: “They’re wrong.” 

[T]he LGBT and progressive groups stated in the ad. “These groups engage in repeated, groundless demonization of LGBT people -- portraying them as sick, vile, incestuous, violent, perverted, and a danger to the nation. The Family Research Council, the summit’s host, is vigorously opposed to extending equal rights to the LGBT community. Its president, Tony Perkins, has repeatedly claimed that pedophilia is a 'homosexual problem.'"

To the specific criticism that FRC’s linking of gays with pedophiles is extreme and out-of-step with the political establishment, Perkins responded, “Well, they’re wrong.”
According to every legitimate  medical and mental health association in America, Perkins is the one who is wrong.  Worse yet, he knows he is wrong and like so many of the "godly Christian" crowd has nothing but contempt for the truth if it gets in the way of his theocratic agenda.  Perkins and FRC underscore why more people are walking away from institutional religion.  Oh, and did I mention Perkins' ties to white supremacy groups?

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