James Dobson’s Family Research Council (FRC) has a brochure entitled: Homosexuality is Not a Civil Right. The brochure explains “why homosexual conduct is not comparable to other characteristics usually protected by civil rights laws ("race, color, religion, sex, or national origin"). Protection against private "discrimination" has historically been offered only for characteristics that are inborn, involuntary, immutable, innocuous, and/or in the Constitution-yet none of these describe homosexual behavior.”
The FRC website further states that, "while the origins of same-sex attractions may be complex, there is no convincing evidence that a homosexual identity is ever something genetic or inborn. We oppose the vigorous efforts of homosexual activists to demand that homosexuality be accepted as equivalent to heterosexuality in law, in the media, and in schools."
Dobson’s views on homosexuality as being a "choice" are not supported by the American Psychiatric Association. This is just one example of how Christain Right organizations like the FRC have been able to influence public opinion on legislation, and especially that of the Republican Party.