Posts Tagged Bryan Fischer

Bryan Fischer says his AIDS denialism makes him ‘the best friend the gay community has’

By | 01.17.12 | 9:56 am

The American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer posted a blog More… last week in which he defends his support for the AIDS denialism movement and Dr. Peter Duesberg’s claims that HIV does not cause AIDS.

(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. More …

"We need a president who will treat homosexuality ... as a threat to public health," said American Family Association's Bryan Fischer at Values Voter Summit 2011, Oct. 8. (AMERICAN INDEPENDENT/Sam Petulla)

Fischer condemns gays, Muslims; Romney condemns Fischer

By | 10.08.11 | 11:39 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 More…” 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

Screenshot from the Family Research Council's website, advertising Values Voter Summit 2011

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 More…, one of the sponsors of this weekend’s annual conference.
While Fischer has made headlines for his statements condemning

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

By | 10.03.11 | 11:31 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. More …

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 More… 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 one

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. More …

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. More…