IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND OUR ALLIES SHOW UP AND RESPOND WITH PROTEST. WE NEED TO LET IT BE KNOWN THAT TONY PERKINS’–NOR HIS HATE GROUP–WILL BE WELCOMED IN TULARE COUNTY.
TRUE CHRISTIANS PREACH LOVE, NOT HATRED.
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On the morning of Monday, May 4
, Tony Perkins will be speaking at the Tulare County Prayer Breakfast .
303 E Acequia Ave, Visalia, CA 93291
from 6:30am to 9:30am
But come for as long or as short as you can. We need your support.
Please see our Facebook Event for sign ideas and carpools.
If his name rings a bell, it’s probably because you’ve heard his organization’s name–Family Research Council–listed on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s list of recognized hate groups, along with groups like the National Organization for Marriage, and the Westboro Baptist Church.
The Family Research Council has time and time again fought to keep LGBTQ+ people oppressed through malicious propaganda, often disguised in religious context. They are most well-known for being strong opponents of marriage equality.
A few of their many awful quotes, retrieved from rightwingwatch.org:
“…one of the primary goals of the homosexual rights movement is to abolish all age of consent laws and to eventually recognize pedophiles as the ‘prophets’ of a new sexual order.”
“Gaining access to children has been a long-term goal of the homosexual movement.”
“Supporters of V. Gene Robinson, the newly consecrated homosexual Episcopal bishop, claim his elevation sends ‘a powerful message of love and tolerance.’ However, it is not ‘tolerant’ to brush off opposition to the consecration of a homosexual bishop. Nor is it ‘loving’ to suppress evidence that homosexual behavior is a ‘death-style’ that is sending young people to an early grave.”
With their history of such radical hate speech, we can’t help but wonder why anyone would choose this man to represent a religious, Christian event.