Tony Perkins Accuses ABC Family Of Promoting 'Homosexual Agenda'

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=9293&MediaType=1&Category=26

Tony Perkins, president of the Christian conservative group Family Research Council (FRC), has accused cabler ABC Family of “indoctrinating” kids into being gay, media watchdog RightWingWatch.com reported.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's (GLAAD) fifth annual Network Responsibility Index (NRI) gave ABC Family an “excellent” rating for its gay-inclusive programming.

GLAAD's report found the network had positively depicted the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender characters in 55 percent of its original programming. Many of ABC Family's shows such as Pretty Little Liars and The Secret Life of the American Teenager are aimed at a younger audience. ABC Family scored 37 percent last year.

In a radio commentary, Perkins accused ABC Family of pushing a “homosexual agenda” on kids.

“Where's the 'family' in ABC Family? Parents are wondering after the latest report from GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Every year, GLAAD rates channels on how well they push the homosexual agenda through characters and storylines. This time, ABC Family got top honors – making them only the second network ever to get an 'excellent' rating. Michael Riley, ABC's chief executive, said he was 'proud' to be honored. Celebrating homosexuality, he said, is 'very important to us.' That's a serious problem, considering that ABC Family is the highest-rated network for 12 to 34-year-olds. Most parents trust the channel, because it's owned by Disney. But it's a different story now that the network's going out of its way to indoctrinate kids. That won't change until you get involved. Contact ABC. Tell them what they gain by being gay-friendly doesn't compare with what they'll lose. And that's viewers.”

[fascisthunter]

1. Tony Perkins Obsesses over Homosexuality... think about it

not good hating oneself.... but it's worse when you take that hatred of yourself and then make others suffer for it.

[calimary]

2. It does make you wonder why he indeed does obsess over it.

That's the best objective way to describe it, too. On about it ALL THE TIME, he is.

[fascisthunter]

4. I've seen it a few too many times

bunch of folks hanging out, then a big mouth rattles off about gays... well, on the surface it may appear this person is removing him/herself from what they fight so hard against, but in order to fight it, it has to be forever present. The rest of the folks? They weren't even thinking about it, but that person was.

[dionysus]

3. i never heard of that douchebag until i read this article. people like that have serious issues

don't they?

[Lint Head]

10. Tony Perkins is a fascist theocrat of the first degree,

[Initech]

5. Oh how I wish we could tell scumbags like Perkins to shut the fuck up.

[Firebrand Gary]

6. He's a tool, a pathetic tool.

And does he request that Fox do the same? I heart Glee.

[Angry Dragon]

7. He is afraid that one day he will be gay seeing how the republicans

see being gay is a choice.........

He is just afraid of the temptation of a fine young male tempting him to cross the line to the dark side...........

[Chipper Chat]

8. ABC should just answer with "hell yes we are"

And I'd like to hear "In your face Perkins!"

[benld74]

9. what an effin tool, nobody gets indoctrinated into becoming u either r or ur not

[digitaln3rd]

11. ABC Family was owned by Pat Robertson (and he still leases it out to this day, IIRC)

Someone should tell Perkins this.

[RetiredTrotskyite]

12. Yawn....