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May 11, 2013
American Family Association spokesman refuses to say whether he has same-sex attractions

Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association has refused to comment on whether he has ever experienced same-sex attraction in a live radio interview

American Family Association issues analysis director Bryan Fischer has refused to comment on whether he had ever felt sexually attracted to another man.

Fischer was speaking on The Alan Colmes show on Fox News Radio about his belief that homosexuality is a choice and Colmes asked him when he chose to be heterosexual.

‘Have you ever had a gay impulse?’ Colmes asked Fischer.

‘I am not going to talk about that,’ Fischer said.

‘I’m not going to go there. Give it a rest.’

March 7, 2013
Kristin Chenoweth: Jesus would be horrified by anti-gay ‘Christians’

Religious singer and actress tells GSN how she would love her gay friends to be able to get married

Religious singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth has said anti-gay pundits who use the Bible to spread hate are not Christian.

In an interview with Gay Star News, the Glee and Pushing Daisies star said she believed if Jesus were to walk on Earth today, he would be horrified by people like American Family’s Association’s Bryan Fischer – who has compared gay people to cannibals.

February 22, 2013
American Family Association's Bryan Fischer says Tim Tebow latest scalp of 'bigoted bullies at Big Gay'

NFL player canceled appearance at church of anti-gay Robert Jeffress

NFL player Tim Tebow is now getting backlash from both sides stemming from canceled plans to speak at a Dallas mega-church with an anti-gay pastor.

Tebow, back-up quarterback for the New York Jets, on Wednesday (20 February) backed out of an April appearance at First Baptist Church of Dallas after homophobic comments by pastor Robert Jeffress surfaced.

February 22, 2013
American Family Association's Bryan Fischer says Tim Tebow latest scalp of 'bigoted bullies at Big Gay'

NFL player canceled appearance at church of anti-gay Robert Jeffress

NFL player Tim Tebow is now getting backlash from both sides stemming from canceled plans to speak at a Dallas mega-church with an anti-gay pastor.

Tebow, back-up quarterback for the New York Jets, on Wednesday (20 February) backed out of an April appearance at First Baptist Church of Dallas after homophobic comments by pastor Robert Jeffress surfaced.

December 15, 2012
Anti-gay pundit says Connecticut shooting school ‘did not embrace God’

American Family Association's Bryan Fischer says legalizing gay marriage is proof of 'sacrificing the well-being of children'

A far right-wing anti-gay pundit has said 20 young schoolchildren died because God is ‘no longer welcome’ in the classroom.

Referring to the tragic event in Connecticut on Friday (14 December), American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer said it could have been prevented if a prayer for ‘Christian values’ started each school day.

Speaking on his radio show Focal Point, Fischer said: ‘You know the question is going to come up, “where was God? I thought God cared about the little children. Where was God when all this went down?”

November 20, 2012
Urgent memo to Republicans: go secular or die

Ditch the racist, homophobic, creationist, climate change-denying dominionists: inclusive, secular conservatism is the only option for Grand Old Party, says Adrian Tippetts

The US presidential election was not so much an endorsement of Obama as a verdict on the Republican Party. Given the dire economic circumstances, any challenger would have strolled into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. They even outspent the Democrats on their presidential campaign by a factor of 3.5 to one. The recriminations and post mortems are in full swing. At least Newt Gingrich has the honesty to admit being ‘far off’ wrong.

October 23, 2012
CNN anchor Carol Costello proud to be 'gay gestapo'

American Family Association attacks US news host after she challenged the homophobic group's claims that Nazi soldiers were gay

CNN anchor Carol Costello says she is a 'proud card-carrying member' of the 'gay gestapo' after a homophobic group launched a scathing attack on her.

Last week the US news host challenged the American Family Association's protest against the Southern Poverty Law Center's 'Mix it up at lunch day', which the organization says promotes a so-called 'gay agenda'.

August 27, 2012
US pundit says gays have ‘no business’ being Republican

American Family Association's Bryan Fischer has slammed gay right-wing groups such as Log Cabin Republicans

A homophobic pundit has said gay people have ‘no business’ being Republican, saying they undermine the ‘pure morals’ of the GOP.

American Family Association's Bryan Fischer, who supports the criminalization of homosexuality in the US, said gay right-wingers ‘undermine and subvert’ the ‘moral foundations’ of the Republican Party.

Speaking ahead of the Republican National Convention, he slammed the rise of gay groups like the Log Cabin Republicans.

August 10, 2012
Fischer says God wants children of gay parents kidnapped

The American Family Association's head has defended his comments, saying 'God's law, not man's law, must be followed'

A prominent right-wing American pundit has defended his comments calling for kidnapping children of gay parents, saying it is 'God's law'.

Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association (AFA) tweeted on Tuesday (7 August) that we need an ‘Underground Railroad to deliver innocent children from same-sex households’.

In the last 24 hours Fischer defended the comments on his show Focal Point on the AFA network, saying: ‘God’s law, not man’s law, is to be followed’.

August 9, 2012
Pundit calls for kidnapping children of gay parents

American Family Association's Bryan Fischer supports the criminalization of homosexuality in the US

A prominent right-wing American pundit is calling for kidnapping children of gay parents.

On Tuesday, Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association linked to an article on Twitter which explained why ‘we need an Underground Railroad to deliver innocent children from same-sex households’.

June 5, 2012
Pundit compares gay people to cannibals

Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association says Conservatives should 'reclaim discrimination'

A prominent right-wing American pundit has compared gay people to cannibals, and says Conservatives should ‘reclaim discrimination’.

Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association told his audience at his talk radio show Focal Point that ‘it is altogether right to discriminate against homosexual behavior.’

May 6, 2012
A conservative complains about Romney

Bryan Fischer is not happy that Mitt Romney did what he wanted

Bryan Fischer is no fan of consistency.

The American Family Association spokesman was extremely upset when Gov. Mitt Romney picked Richard Grenell to be his foreign policy spokesman.

'Romney picks out [and] loud gay as a spokesman. If personnel is policy, his message to the pro-family community: drop dead,' Fischer noted on his Twitter feed, as reported by Buzz Feed.

April 21, 2012
Romney's new advisor in trouble for sexist tweeting

New Romney advisor Richard Grenell gets in trouble for Twitter past

Mitt Romney's new foreign policy spokesperson has a Twitter history of sexist comments.