Last week in Aspen, Colorado, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas addressed New York’s new same-sex marriage law by saying “That’s New York, and that’s their business, and that’s fine with me…”

In his first interview on the issue since making those comments, Gov. Perry spoke with Family Research Council President Tony Perkins today to addresses the Aspen remarks, discuss the 10th Amendment’s application to marriage, and his support for a federal marriage amendment.

Gov. Perry commented:

“I probably needed to add a few words after that ‘it’s fine with me,’ and that it’s fine with me that a state is using their sovereign rights to decide an issue. Obviously gay marriage is not fine with me. My stance hasn’t changed.”

Listen to the rest of segment covering marriage here.  The unofficial transcript follows the jump below.

To hear the complete interview with Gov. Perry, tune in Friday to Washington Watch Weekly.

For more on the marriage issue, see FRC’s documentary, “The Problem with Same-Sex Marriage.”

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FRC President Tony Perkins delivered remarks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference in Washington, D.C. His remarks appeared on C-SPAN, June 3, 2011.

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Lila Rose, President, Live Action and Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council talk about Live Action’s undercover videos of Planned Parenthood. To watch the entire webcast, click here.

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On Thursday February 24, FRC President Tony Perkins appeared on Bill Bennett’s “Morning in America” radio show to discuss President Obama’s decision to drop his legal defense of the Defense of Marriage Act. Click here to listen to the interview.

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FRC President Tony Perkins appeared on the Sean Hannity Radio Show on Friday, January 21st to discuss MTV’s “Skins” show and its possible violation of child porn laws.

Click to listen to Tony Perkins on Sean Hannity’s show on January 21, 2011

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In case you missed yesterday’s Mission Compromised webcast, below is the transcript [PDF version here].

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“As one who has spent a number of years in uniform, as a Marine and a police officer, my remarks will focus primarily on Ms Kagan’s treatment of military recruiters at Harvard Law School.

“As has been pointed out while Dean of the law school she defied the requirements of a federal law, known as the Solomon Amendment. Her violation of this federal law was motivated by her vehement opposition to the military’s prohibition against open homosexuality.

“This protracted incident, combined with the just made public report of her re-writing of the medical findings of ACOG on partial birth abortion as advisor in the Clinton White House, raises doubts as to whether she possesses the requisite judicial temperament and impartial nature required of a Supreme Court justice.

“We do not need a justice on the Supreme Court who sees it as her life mission to write the homosexual version of Roe v. Wade by striking down one-man, one-woman marriage across America. These positions and the temperament accompanying them make her unfit to sit as an associate justice on the Supreme Court. I urge the Senate to reject her nomination.”

Perkins’ complete prepared testimony can be viewed here.

Tags: Elena Kagan, Supreme Court, Tony Perkins, U.S. Senate

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Clip of Tony Perkins appearance today Fox News regarding the recent “dis-invitations” of both himself and Franklin Graham from speaking at military events:

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[Clips and footage courtesy of Mass Resistance]

For more information on Kevin Jennings’ radical past, and how you can take action, visit: stopjennings.org

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Here’s the full program of last night’s FRC Action webcast:

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Participants:

• Tony Perkins, President, FRC Action
• Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.)
• House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio)
• Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.)
• Ken Blackwell, former Ohio Secretary of State
• Doug Johnson, National Right to Life Committee
• Bishop Harry Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
• Wesley J. Smith, Senior Fellow in Human Rights & Bioethics, Discovery Institute
• Mat Staver, Liberty Counsel
• Mark Kellen, M.D., President, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
• Kathryn Serkes, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
• Dr. David Prentice, FRC Senior Fellow for Life Sciences, FRC
• David Christensen, Senior Director for Congressional Affairs, FRC
• Tom McClusky, Senior Vice President, FRC Action

Resources mentioned:

• The Capps Abortion Amendment To Affordable Health Choices Act
• Family Coverage: An alternative to the President’s Plan
• Q & A on Health Care
• Ten Reasons Rationing is Included in the Health Care Bill
• Personal Faith, Public Policy by Tony Perkins and Bishop Harry Jackson, Jr.
• Saving Freedom, by Senator Jim DeMint
• More Health Care Resources…

Tags: Barack Obama, Bishop Harry Jackson, Chris Smith, David Christensen, David Prentice, Doug Johnson, Health Care, Jim DeMint, John Boehner, Kathryn Serkes, Ken Blackwell, Mark Kellen, Mat Staver, Tom McClusky, Tony Perkins, Wesley J. Smith

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Here’s the press release fro FRC Action with information on tonight’s live webcast on health care reform:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, September 10 at 8:30 pm ET, FRC Action, the legislative lobbying arm of Family Research Council, will host a special one hour “National Townhall on Health Care Reform” Webcast. FRC Action President Tony Perkins will be joined by Congressional leaders and policy experts to discuss the moral, ethical, and financial dangers of President Obama’s health care plan.

Webcast viewers will be able to:

* get their questions answered.
* dissect the dangers inherent in the President’s proposed plan.
* and examine the life and death implications this will have for themselves and their loved ones

Who: Tony Perkins, President, FRC Action
Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC)
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH)
Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA)
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)
Ken Blackwell, former Ohio Secretary of State
Doug Johnson, National Right to Life Committee
Cathy Ruse, Senior Fellow for Legal Studies, Family Research Council
Bishop Harry Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Wesley J. Smith, renowned ethicist
Mat Staver, Liberty Counsel
Dr. David Prentice, Senior Fellow for Life Sciences, Family Research Council
Tom McClusky, Senior Vice President, FRC Action

Where: www.frcaction.org/webcast

What: “National Townhall on Health Care Reform”

When: Thursday, September 10 at 8:30pm ET

Register for the webcast here.

Tags: Bishop Harry Jackson, Cathy Ruse, Charles Boustany, Chris Smith, David Prentice, Doug Johnson, Health Care, Jim DeMint, John Boehner, Ken Blackwell, Tom McClusky, Tony Perkins, Wesley J. Smith

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Yesterday, FRC President Tony Perkins appeared on MSNBC’s The Ed Show to debate health care reform with the show host, Ed Schultz.

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On this week’s Washington Watch radio program, FRC President Tony Perkins interviewed Senator Orrin Hatch (R – Utah) about the president’s proposed heath care overhaul.

You can find the audio of the interview here, but below is a transcript:

TONY PERKINS:  Well, there is no shortage of problems with the Obama administration’s bill on healthcare reform.  From the massive cost to the accelerated timetable, I mean this thing is being pushed through.  And this is a massive change in public policy and it is vastly expensive.  And consider, this is probably about 16% or 17% of the nation’s economy and we’re talking about changing this overnight.  And another concern for many Americans is the fact that this issue, if it goes through as it is presently proposed, taxpayers will be forced to fund abortion in this country for the first time in over three decades.  And one of the Senators that’s been leading the charge on this to make sure that Americans are not brought into the process of funding abortion is Senator Orin Hatch of Utah, who introduced an amendment last week to keep abortion out.  His amendment was defeated by one vote but, he continues to bring attention to this issue and other aspects of healthcare reform. And he joins me now by phone from Capitol Hill. Senator, thanks for joining us.

SENATOR HATCH:  Well, it is nice to be with you.  This is a crucial time for our country because what they are trying to do on healthcare.

TONY PERKINS:  Not only that but you have been involved in the hearings for the Supreme Court nominee Sonya Sotomayor.  I mean, you have been running back and forth. I mean they are intent on getting something out on this healthcare, are they not?

SENATOR HATCH:  Well, they are.  You know, they are talking about a bill in the House that will be well over a trillion dollars.  Well, frankly, when you get rid of the budget gimmicks, it is one and a half trillion to two trillion dollars additional on top of the two and a half trillion dollars we’re already spending on healthcare  in this country.  And they don’t seem to care about how much it is going to cost.  It’s just awful.  And they use budget gimmicks to try to get the…, they’re trying to pretend that the costs are really lower.  But they’re not lower.

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Tags: Abortion, Barbara Mikulski, Health Care, Orrin Hatch, Tony Perkins

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