Bryan Fischer of the Christian
conservative American Family Association (AFA) believes exorcism can
be an effective cure for homosexuality.
In an interview with David Pakman,
Fischer, who recently described CNN
as the “gay Gestapo,” said exorcism could help gay people
escape their “addiction.”
“I think there's no question that
there are spiritual factors at work in this ...” Fischer said.
“Are they demons?” Pakman asked.
“... that using spiritual weapons of
our warfare according to the New Testament can be effective. We know
that people can get delivered from homosexual behavior. … There may
be spiritual factors at work. If there are, then the power of the
Gospel, the name of Jesus Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit can be
of enormous help.”
“And an exorcism might be a way to do
that?”
“Well we believe in the reality of
spiritual forces just like Jesus did. [If] you got a problem with
demons, David, your problem's not with me, it's with Jesus Christ,
because he believed in them.”
Fischer also refused to answer Pakman's
repeated question on when he decided to be straight. (The video is
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(Related: Bryan
Fischer says gay marriage supporters “wear down” opponents.)