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  1. Dec 24, 2020 · Bachmann, the husband of former Minnesota congresswoman and onetime presidential aspirant Michele Bachmann, has been accused of practicing conversion therapy at his so-called Christian counseling...

  2. Jul 11, 2011 · Yet when the City Pages reporter asked Marcus if his clinic performs so-called reparative therapy—a widely discredited technique meant to turn gay people straight—Marcus denied it.

  3. Now Marcus Bachmann, husband of Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, is setting off gaydar alarms. It started as a subtle joke among bloggers. Then it progressed...

    • He’S A Clinical Therapist.
    • They Met in College.
    • They Have Five Biological children.
    • They Were Foster parents.
    • He Played A Major Role in Her Religious Views.
    • He’S Extremely anti-gay.
    • He Runs An Anti-Gay Clinic.
    • Their Clinic Has Multiple Violations.
    • He Has A Farm in Wisconsin That Receives subsidies.
    • He Had A Central Role in Her Political Campaign.
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    Bachmann has a master’s degree from Regent University, a private Christian college in Virginia, as well as a Ph.D. from Union Graduate School in Ohio.

    While Michele attended Winona State University, she and her now-husband both had jobs as playground supervisors for an elementary school near the college. They met when they were both students at the school, and probably bonded over their religious values.

    Over the years, the couple had five kids: Sophia, Caroline, Elisa, Harrison and Lucas. But they also raised other children they welcomed into their home.

    The couple provided care to 23 children from 1992 to 2000, all of whom were teenage girls. They also took in girls with eating disorders who were patients at a University of Minnesota program. The Bachmanns received state funding for the children, and because of Marcus’ background in clinical therapy, their home was legally defined as a treatment h...

    Marcus helped shape Michele’s values, and though she was always religious, she later developed a “Tea Party brand of social conservatism.” The couple are members of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, a “particularly conservative brand of evangelical Protestantism.” These views have also influenced Michele, who believes a wife’s purpose is to...

    Both are known for being anti-gay, but Marcus' views seem even more intense. In an interview with a Christian radio program, he compared homosexuals to “barbarians.” He said, “We have to understand: Barbarians need to be educated. They need to be disciplined. Just because someone feels it or thinks it doesn't mean that we are supposed to go down th...

    In 1988, the Bachmanns moved to Stillwater, Minnesota and started a Christian counseling center that provided gay conversion therapy. However, a video of a counselor at the clinic shows that the practices at the unlicensed clinic include trying to “pray the gay away.” However, he denies that his clinic forces “reparative” therapist. This kind of th...

    Minnesota health inspectors cited the clinicfor not properly keeping patient records. Marcus Bachmann admitted they were guilty of making “minor clerical errors” and that they are “taking the necessary steps to correct them. We were told that compared with other facilities reviewed we did very well.”

    Photo: Getty In addition to the clinic, Marcus owns the Bachmann Family Farm Partnership, a 951-acre farm that his father once owned. From 1995 to 2008, the farm received almost $260,000 in subsidies.

    When she was running for the House, Marcus Bachmann was her “self-described strategist,” as well as her body man, image consultant, and personal shopper. Michele told the Minneapolis Star Tribunein 2006, “He's got a good sense of style... [he came home with] a sleek, simple hourglass dress with a yoke collar in winter white... I just slipped it on....

    Learn about Marcus Bachmann, the clinical therapist and farm owner who is married to former congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Find out his views on homosexuality, his role in her political campaign, and the rumors about his sexuality.

  4. Jul 15, 2011 · The husband of GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says his Christian counseling clinic offers conversion therapy only when requested by patients. He denies calling gay people "barbarians" and claims the audio recording was doctored.

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  5. Jul 6, 2011 · In an interview last year with a Christian-radio talk show, Marcus Bachmann, a therapist who runs a faith-infused counseling center here, compared homosexuals to “barbarians” who “need to be...

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  7. Jul 13, 2017 · But Marcus Bachmann is all that and more for Rep. Michele Bachmann. He shares his wife’s religious path, political conversion, and unorthodox views, and he’s reputed to be one her few close ...

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