Family Research Council President Tony Perkins: Teaching Evolution Contributes to Mass Shootings
The president of the Family Research Council suggested teaching children that humans came about by “chance through primordial slime” results in them treating others “like dirt.”

Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Tony Perkins, president of the conservative Christian group the Family Research Council, claimed that teaching children about evolution contributed to mass shootings during a Sunday Fox News interview, HuffPost reports.
“We’ve taught our kids that they come about by chance through primordial slime and then we’re surprised that they treat their fellow Americans like dirt,” Perkins—the president of the Family Research Council—told Fox & Friends just one day after a shooter in Odessa, Texas killed seven and injured about 20 others. Perkins added that the Left has driven “religious expression from the public square” in institutions. “I think we have to go back to the point where we instill in these children, at least give them the opportunity to know that they’re created in the image of God, therefore they have inherent value.”
Fox News guest argues teaching evolution causes mass shootings pic.twitter.com/w4MiB6tlj4
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) September 2, 2019
Unlock a year of full access to The Looker and The Daily Beast for $35.
Monthly
$1
First month then $5.99/month
Annual
$35
First year then $59.99/year
Premium
$79
First year then $119.99/year
*Substack access provided by the next business day, using your subscription email. Choosing the Premium plan constitutes your permission to share your subscription email with Substack and your agreement to Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Looks like you already have a subscription!
You're all set!
Thanks for subscribing.
Register below to read this article for free or subscribe
to unlock unlimited access to The Looker and The Daily Beast.
Monthly
$1
First month then $5.99/month
Annual
$35
First year then $59.99/year
Premium
$79
First year then $119.99/year
*Substack access provided by the next business day, using your subscription email. Choosing the Premium plan constitutes your permission to share your subscription email with Substack and your agreement to Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Already have an account? Sign In
Looks like you already have a subscription!
You're all set!
Thanks for subscribing.
Sign in
Login dialog