Peter S. Sprigg is Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at the Family Research Council

Family Research Council

The Family Research Council is a conservative or right-wing Christian group and lobbying organization formed in the United States in 1981 by James Dobson. It was fully incorporated in 1983...

 in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

.

Biography

Peter Sprigg earned a bachelor of arts degree summa cum laude from Drew University

Drew University

Drew University is a private university located in Madison, New Jersey.Originally established as the Drew Theological Seminary in 1867, the university later expanded to include an undergraduate liberal arts college in 1928 and commenced a program of graduate studies in 1955...

 in Madison, New Jersey

Madison, New Jersey

Madison is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population was 16,530. It also is known as "The Rose City".-Geography:Madison is located at ....

 with a double major in political science and economics. He received his master of divinity degree cum laude from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary is an evangelical theological seminary whose main campus is based in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, with three other campuses in Boston, Charlotte, North Carolina and Jacksonville. The current president of Gordon-Conwell is Dennis Hollinger...

 in South Hamilton, Massachusetts

South Hamilton, Massachusetts

South Hamilton is that part of Hamilton, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States that the Postal Service has assigned the zip code 01982; otherwise it is indistinguishable from Hamilton...

 in 1997.

He worked as an actor and unit leader in Covenant Players

Covenant Players

Covenant Players is a professional theater company, fielding touring troupes throughout the world.Founded in 1963, CP presents original Christian themed plays written by founder, the late Charles M...

, an international Christian drama ministry. He was an economic development assistant to the late Congressman Robert F. Drinan (D-Mass.).

Sprigg joined FRC in 2001, and his research and writing have addressed issues of marriage and family, human sexuality, and religion in public life, and opposition to same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Supporters of legal recognition for same-sex marriage typically refer to such recognition as marriage equality....

 and gay rights. He has testified before federal, state and local courts on these issues.

He has argued that gay marriage is not an issue of civil rights

Civil rights

Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.Civil rights include...

. He has also linked homosexuality to pedophilia

Pedophilia

As a medical diagnosis, pedophilia is defined as a psychiatric disorder in adults or late adolescents typically characterized by a primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children...

. He has also argued homosexuals are trying to brainwash children into accepting homosexuality through public schools. He has suggested Kevin Jennings

Kevin Jennings

Kevin Brett Jennings is an American educator, author, and administrator. He was the Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools at the U.S. Department of Education from 2009-11...

 may have engaged in statutory rape

Statutory rape

The phrase statutory rape is a term used in some legal jurisdictions to describe sexual activities where one participant is below the age required to legally consent to the behavior...

. He is pro-life

Pro-life

Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...

.

He is an ordained Baptist minister, and he served as pastor of Clifton Park Center Baptist Church in Clifton Park, New York

Clifton Park, New York

Clifton Park is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the 2009 population estimate for Clifton Park was 36,469. The name is derived from an early land patent...

. He now lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and son.