Stone the whales! Gay sex is terrorism! Muslims suck!

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...And other bits of wisdom from Bryan Fischer, who'll be sharing the stage with Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Rick Santorum at this weekend's Values Voter Summit.

http://motherjones.com/politics/2010/09/bryan-fischer-values-voter-summit

As the director of issues analysis at the American Family Association, Bryan Fischer has issued some rather interesting "analysis" over the past year. He has said that Muslims should be banned from serving in the military; that a whale at Sea World should have been stoned to death for killing its trainer; that inbreeding makes Muslims stupid and violent; and that gay sex is a form of domestic terrorism. So naturally, he has been invited to speak to a huge gathering of conservative political activists this weekend, alongside such GOP luminaries as Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.).

Sponsored by the Family Research Council, the Values Voter Summit is the premier Christian-right political gathering in Washington, DC. Running for three days this weekend, the summit is most notable for its straw poll, which serves as a testing ground for Republicans thinking of throwing their hats into the ring for the next presidential primary. Virtually all the GOP presidential wannabes will be there (though Sarah Palin won't), along with a who's who of social conservative activists. Thousands will gather to attend panel discussions on the "American Apocalypse," the "Obama Administration's War on Life," and "How To Reach the Online Generation (Without Losing Your Soul)." Robert Davi, the character actor who narrated the infamous Demon Sheep ad, will talk to the crowd about Hollywood conservatism. And Fischer will address a plenary session—shortly after Bill Bennett and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speak, and right before Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is scheduled to appear.

People for the American Way, a liberal advocacy group, has urged leading Republicans to bail on the event, lest they be seen as legitimizing Fischer's bigotry. PFAW president Michael B. Keegan, said in a statement:

By sharing a stage with Fischer, public figures like Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Mike Pence, Bob McDonnell, and Michele Bachmann don’t necessarily endorse Fischer’s shameless anti-Muslim and anti-gay propaganda—but they do acknowledge its credibility. Any candidate thinking seriously of running for president in 2012 should think twice about standing alongside a man who has called for the deportation of all Muslims in America; insulted Muslim servicemembers; claimed that brave Americans died in vain because Iraq was not converted to Christianity; and called gay people deviants, felons, pedophiles, and terrorists. Bryan Fischer is no mainstream conservative. And neither is any person who shares a platform with him while refusing to denounce his hate-filled propaganda.

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