“Why Does MSNBC Invite Hateful, Anti-Gay Liars on TV to Represent Christians?” is a question I cannot answer and the title of Nick Sementelli’s recent post on Faith in Public Life’s blog. MSNBC recently responded to critics by severing ties with Pat Buchanan who has written and said things that are troubling, prejudiced, and un-Christian. They have, however, as of this writing, continued to welcome Tony Perkins as a regular contributor. Perkins is the president of the Family Research Council, which has been declared a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
So What?
Perkins has used his on-air time with MSNBC to advance the false claim that “the research is overwhelming that homosexuality poses a danger to children.” In response to this continued relationship, Faithful America has launched a petition to “stop inviting Family Research Council spokespeople on the air to represent the views of Christians and other people of faith.”
Will you add your name to the roughly 12,000 that appear on the petition? Why or why not?