Tony Perkins, president of the
Christian conservative group Family Research Council (FRC), says gay
marriage proponents are out to marginalize opponents, media
watchdog RightWingWatch.org reported.
In a radio broadcast this week, Perkins
criticized gay
rights advocates who have pressured companies to distance
themselves from the Charity Give Back Group, formerly the Christian
Values Network. Give Back donates a portion of profits to charity
groups, including the FRC and the Colorado-based Focus on the Family.
Both groups have vehemently opposed gay marriage.
Perkins argued that the campaign was
another example of an attempt to silence opponents of marriage
equality.
“They will not be satisfied until
those who hold a traditional, natural view of marriage are completely
silenced,” Perkins said during a radio interview. “They are so
intent on accomplishing this that anyone and everyone who would
challenge them must be silenced. And we are seeing this in the
media, and now we're seeing this into the marketplace. It's an
effort to stigmatize, to marginalize and ultimately to cause people
to self-censor.”
“I don't think you can look at
homosexuality and what is taking place without examining the
spiritual dynamics here. This is essentially man shaking his fist in
the face of God and saying I don't need you, that we will do it our
way. It is the height of humanism,” he added. (The audio is
embedded in the right panel of this page.)