This is correct. It was started by the American Family Association in the early 2000s as completely unsupported anti-Islamic bullshit, and was abetted by credulous bootlicker pundits all over network TV. It should never be treated as anything but the bad faith trash it always was
Here’s a related page by the great @KimLaCapria on just that. Relatedly, the AFA subsidiary “One Million Moms” appears to be fewer than 10k. So why are they affecting any policies at all? truthorfiction.com/how-many-moms-…
(Their relationship to the AFA and its history is in the story and the links are to supporting evidence)
Apparently the roots are in — who woulda thought it — antisemitism. Fucking typical
