In some ways, the aims of the group were those of a
Christian right. It did not provide formal position statements but outlined the traditional values it was fighting for as follows: •
Right to life (against abortion and
euthanasia but in favor of capital punishment) • Sexual fidelity in marriage and
abstinence before marriage • Opposition to homosexuality and "other deviant sexual behaviors" (see below) • Opposition to pornography • Patriotism (supporting national boundaries, the armed forces, political participation, free enterprise, limited government, low taxes, and personal responsibility) • Opposition to "liberal"
immigration reform without first securing the U.S.-Mexico border • Freedom for Christians' to attempt to convert non-Christians • Cleanness from addictive behaviors (with opposition to gambling, the legalization of addictive drugs, alcohol, and smoking) The group then explained in paragraphs titled "Discrimination and Tolerance" and "Love and Hate" how it aimed to deal with accusations that its activities were based on hatred of those not following similar beliefs. Without stating what action should be taken, the organization maintained that "individuals may be free to pursue such behaviors as sodomy, but [that they] will not and cannot tolerate these behaviors." However, the TVC's stances against homosexuality and the
LGBT rights movement were, comparatively, more confrontational than those of many groups with similar views. There were a number of smaller groups that take a harder line, most notably
Westboro Baptist Church, which the TVC criticized for many years, likening it to a
false flag operation. The gap between the TVC and other conservative groups was described by Winnie Stachelberg of the pro-
LGBT Human Rights Campaign as follows: "They're out there every day supporting discrimination against gay people on nearly every issue, and you don't see that so much from other groups." The Coalition took this as a compliment. By comparison,
Jerry Falwell stated in his later years, "Civil rights for all Americans...gay, straight, et cetera, is not a liberal or a conservative value. It's an American value that I would think that we pretty much all agree on." The TVC suggested that homosexuals posed a threat of child molestation; claiming they "have long sought unrestricted access to children for recruitment purposes" and are more willing than others on the right to use the word
sodomy in reference to gay men. Historically, the group at one time called for "cities of refuge" to keep AIDS patients from infecting the general population. Lafferty's response to a Gallup poll suggesting a tilt in public opinion towards gay rights was this: "Jesus didn't ask for a 'show of hands' at the Sermon on the Mount. We, His followers, should not ask America to vote on which of his teachings they choose to obey." ==Hate group==