Less than a week remains before Gov. Rick Perry’s Houston prayer event, and since Perry distanced himself from some controversial endorsers of “The Response,” reports that Perry may not even be speaking at all have left room for speculation as to just what role he’ll play.
Gov. Rick Perry declined to come out against New York’s recent passage of marriage equality over the weekend, claiming it’s a policy states have the right to decide on their own — a stance that could alienate evangelical voters in the run-up to his possible presidential campaign.
Gov. Rick Perry declined to come out against New York’s recent passage of marriage equality over the weekend, claiming it’s a policy states have the right to decide on their own — a stance that could alienate evangelical voters in the run-up to his possible presidential campaign.
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In response to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday questioning the constitutionality of Gov. Rick Perry’s upcoming prayer event, the governor is calling the people behind the suit “intolerant,” the Dallas Morning News reports.
American Family Association leaders’ attacks on minority groups are among the reasons LGBT, faith-based and grassroots groups have joined in denouncing Gov. Rick Perry’s August prayer rally in Houston, which is being bankrolled by AFA.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a federal lawsuit today against Gov. Rick Perry, questioning the constitutionality of his involvement in “The Response,” his upcoming prayer rally in Houston.
In a recent radio interview, Mississippi Lt. Gov. (and gubernatorial candidate) Phil Bryant said that he wholeheartedly supports the “fetal personhood” movement — and that other Christians should, too. During the same interview, Bryant also espoused his view that it shouldn’t be a responsibility of the government to protect children More…
The Rachel Maddow Show once again turned its attention to the extremist record of those endorsing Gov. Rick Perry’s August prayer event, hosted by the American Family Association, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated an anti-gay hate group.
Gov. Rick Perry has been drawing fire for weeks from activists, watchdog groups and some churches, for partnering with the American Family Association for his upcoming prayer rally in Houston.
It appears the evolution of Gov. Rick Perry’s prayer event began even earlier than recently reported in Time, and is part of a wider strategy by influential conservative Christian figures to unseat President Barack Obama in 2012.
After Sarah Posner of Religion Dispatches wrote that Perry’s rally seemed reminiscent More…
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