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(VIDEO) American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer comes out as AIDS denialist

By | 01.06.12 | 9:05 am

Adding to an ongoing list of controversial statements, American Family Association President Bryan Fischer is now claiming that HIV is not the cause of AIDS or the AIDS epidemic.

Fischer condemns gays, Muslims; Romney condemns Fischer

By | 10.08.11 | 11:34 am

As expected the American Family Association’s president, Bryan Fischer, delivered a Values Voter Summit speech rife with rhetoric some have called “unmitigated bigotry” and what presidential hopeful Mitt Romney indirectly called-out as “poisonous.”

“We should remember that decency and civility are values too,” Romney said at the end of More…

At Value Voters Summit, GOP leaders will share stage with controversial speakers

By | 10.06.11 | 4:56 pm

As the eve of this year’s Values Voter Summit approaches, presidential contender Mitt Romney has remained silent about sharing a stage with Bryan Fischer, the controversial president of the American Family Association, one of the sponsors of this weekend’s annual conference.

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(VIDEO) Maddow speculates ‘awkward’ encounter between Fischer and Romney at Values Voter Summit

By | 10.03.11 | 11:33 am

Blogs lit up late last week, when it became apparent that even though the American Family Association’s (AFA) Bryan Fischer is not listed as a scheduled speaker at this weekend’s Values Voter Summit, Fischer will be there to speak, directly after GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Despite ties to the Aga Khan, Perry has avoided broadly embracing Islam

By | 08.16.11 | 1:21 pm

A recent Salon article exploring the “surprisingly warm” relationship between Texas Gov. Rick Perry and the Muslim community leans on the Republican presidential candidate’s ties to the Aga Khan, religious leader of the Ismailis — a sect of Shia Islam — as evidence he is well-connected to at least More…

Thousands join Perry-led ‘Response’ in prayer for Christian revival in the public square

By | 08.07.11 | 5:28 pm

Following months of hype, speculation and protesting, tens of thousands of worshipers gathered in Houston’s Reliant Stadium Saturday to join Gov. Rick Perry for “The Response,” a prayer and fast event headlined by a who’s-who of major — and sometimes controversial — evangelical Christian leaders.

Governors attending ‘The Response’ prayer in Houston: Party of One?

By | 08.02.11 | 6:04 pm

Amid outrage in his home state, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback appears to be skipping out on the upcoming controversial all-day prayer event hosted by Gov. Rick Perry and the American Family Association.

AFA’s Fischer calls Perry’s marriage equality stance ‘missed opportunity’

By | 07.25.11 | 3:59 pm

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.

AFA’s Fischer calls Perry’s marriage equality stance ‘missed opportunity’

By | 07.25.11 | 3:59 pm

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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Perry, AFA respond to federal suit questioning constitutionality of ‘The Response’

By | 07.14.11 | 3:06 pm

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.