15 Facts About Bryan Fischer

Bryan Jonathan Fischer was born on April 8,1951 and is the former Director of Issues Analysis for the American Family Association.

Bryan Fischer hosted the talk radio program Focal Point on American Family Radio and posted on the AFA-run blog Instant Analysis.

Bryan Fischer, born in Oklahoma City and later raised in Fresno, California, has an undergraduate degree in philosophy from Stanford University, and holds a graduate degree in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary.

Bryan Fischer served at the Cole Community Church in Boise, Idaho and founded the Cole Center for biblical studies and was the church's director for thirteen years.

Bryan Fischer then founded Community Church of the Valley and was a senior pastor for twelve years.

Bryan Fischer has said that Muslim students coming to US campuses are setting up Muslim Students' Associations, whose "agenda is dedicated to destroy the host country" and compared them to parasites, adding "these university campuses are dangerous places for Islamic extremism".

Bryan Fischer further called for states to institute religious tests for those in or running for office, citing examples from some states effective during the late 18th century.

In 2007, Bryan Fischer hosted an event with former American Family Association California leader Scott Lively to promote the view that "homosexuality was at the heart of Nazism," a claim which is rejected by historians.

In 2012, as jury selection was to begin in a trial on charges of kidnapping of a lesbian couple's daughter, Bryan Fischer wrote on Twitter in support of kidnapping of children from same-sex households and smuggling them to what he calls "normal" homes.

Bryan Fischer reiterated his views on his radio show, and on video.

In March 2013, Bryan Fischer compared homosexuality to bank robbery when Senator Portman announced his views on same-sex marriage had changed due to having a gay son.

Bryan Fischer stated that homosexuality should be banned like trans fats for being "a hazard to human health" and likened homosexuals to thieves, murderers and child molesters.

On January 28,2015, Tim Wildmon, President of the American Family Association demoted Bryan Fischer from being a spokesperson.

Bryan Fischer went on to state that he will still be hosting the AFA's American Family Talk radio.

In January 2014, Bryan Fischer called the gay weddings at the 2014 Grammy Awards an abomination and said that same-sex parenting is a form of child abuse.