Social Conservatives Wrestle with Attending CPAC over Gay Group
- Stephanie Samuel - Christian Post Reporter
- Feb 11, 2011
Family Research Council denies that it is boycotting this week’s 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference because Republican gay rights group GOProud is a co-sponsor of the event.
In a Wednesday interview on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” FRC president Tony Perkins pointed out that the pro-family organization hasn’t participated in CPAC for the past three years. He refuted the allegation that he and the Council are anti-gay and are avoiding the conference because of GOProud, a national organization representing gay conservatives.
CPAC began Thursday in Washington, D.C., and will continue until Saturday. The conference is scheduled to feature many prominent conservative and Tea Party speakers, such as Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and author and commentator Ann Coulter.
This year, social conservative groups such as National Organization for Marriage, the Heritage Foundation, Concerned Women for America and FRC Action have announced they will not attend the conference.
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