Saving the American Family
By Bob Small
The AFA (American Family Association) was one of the groups listed on last year’s Bill of Rights brochure.
The AFA was founded in 1987 in Tupelo, MS. (Birthplace of Elvis, see below).
This group raises the nettlesome question of what constitutes a family and who gets to define it. Their definition is heterosexual and traditional. For an opposing viewpoint, see Dykes to Watch Out For. Or is the argument merely “equal rights versus special rights”? One way to discern opinions on this is to review the AFA statement of purpose and their six examples.
The Boycott has been a tool for decades.Walker Wildmon, a descendant of the founder, feels it’s part of AFA’s mission to restore America’s morals. AFA says America’s morals have been in steep decline ever since the 1960s.
However, some boycotts have the opposite effect.” Writer Neil Gaiman thanked AFA “for its help to get the word out about his 2022 Lucifer series, which exceeded 18 billion streaming minutes on Netflix. “
Walker feels companies should remain “neutral” rather than promoting any viewpoint.
Robert Chmbers, a former AFA VP sued the AFA for “alleged sexual harassment and financial irregularities”.The case was terminated in August 2025 without details being made public.
Large Institutions have problems dealing with controversial topics, especially artistic. Then Temple Student Michael Marcavage tried to counter the effects of a production of Corpus Christie with a production of Final Destiny. All hell broke loose, and you’ll have to read the article for the full impact. I’d like to see them both but only Corpus Christie is available online (Youtube).
This is from 2014, so some of these facts may have changed. 10 Shocking Facts About the American Family Association
This is just one of many other lawsuits, Wojnarowicz v. American Family Association – Artist Right The Artist in question won this one.
We visited the birthplace of Elvis in Tupelo in one of our jaunts down south. We urge everyone to visit at least once.
I would probably feel violated if I knew one of the men changing next to me at the Y had been born female.
