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‘Face the Nation’ introduces Tony Perkins as ‘hate group leader’ who ‘doesn’t speak for Christians’

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, branded an anti-gay "hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center, says most Americans would not be comfortable with a Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality.
By Staff Reports · Updated on April 29, 2015
‘Face the Nation’ introduces Tony Perkins as ‘hate group leader’ who ‘doesn’t speak for Christians’

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, branded an anti-gay “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center, says the U.S. Supreme Court should not legalize same-sex marriage nationwide and claims that most Americans would not be comfortable with that decision.

In his appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, anchor Bob Schieffer introduced Perkins by saying “we have been inundated by people who say we should not even let you appear because they, in their view — quote — you don’t speak for Christians.”

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