American Family Association's Bryan Fischer says the cure for homosexuality includes exorcism

Nationally syndicated radio and television personality, David Pakman, interviewed American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer about marriage equality and the recent victories the LGBT community achieved at the polls this past election day.

According to ThinkProgress, Fischer stated he is,

"…for homosexuals, but against homosexuality."

Fisher claims to want to help members of the LGBT community to,

"…leave that lifestyle.”

Fisher compared homosexuality to addiction, referring to drug abuse, and that exorcism can be beneficial. According to the Pakman interview,

• Fischer: think there’s no question that there are spiritual factors at work in this —
• Pakman: Are they demons?
• Fischer: — 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. The former president of the American Psychological Association, Nathan Cummings — he’s seen that happen in his own private clinical practice. He’s seen people get free of homosexual behavior and change their sexual orientation, so it certainly is possible. 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.
• Pakman: And an exorcism might be a way to do that?
• Fischer: 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.

TP reports that of the various form of reparative therapies, all of which have been condemned by nearly every major psychiatric and psychological group, exorcisms and other forms of 'spiritual warfare' against the LGBT community are the most extreme.

Fischer referred to the Regnerus study that states same-sex couples can never be good parents. That study has been deemed fraudulent, and when the question was posed to Fischer as to whether or not he could change his sexual orientation, he refused to answer.

The report stated that Fischer's choice is to,

"…simply erase the experiences of millions of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals by reducing their lives to 'sexual behavior'.”

Fischer is frequently at the center of LGBT-related controversies for making outlandish statements.

Here is a video of the Pakman interview:

Al Stefanelli

Al serves on the Board of Directors for The Clergy Project, and is the former Georgia State Director for American Atheists, Inc. He is a retired journalist and the author of "Free Thoughts - A Collection Of Essays By An American Atheist" and "A Voice Of Reason In An Unreasonable World - The Rise Of Atheism On Planet Earth." Al began writing in 1985, starting with the New York Times. In 1993 he joined a McClatchy newspaper, writing a weekly column for ten years. His writing continues to be widely distributed on the Internet and in print. He also produced and hosted a weekly syndicated radio broadcast for three years and was the founder and President of the former United Atheist Front, Inc., which functioned as a civil rights organization. Al is a former Southern Baptist Pastor, having served two churches and as pulpit supply for three counties. Currently, he writes for The God Discussion, hosts his own blog on WordPress, submits content to a variety of publications, and co-hosts "American Heathen Radio" and "Reap Sow Radio." Al lives in Peachtree City, GA., a suburb of Atlanta.

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