Bryan Fischer on Monday criticized Mitt
Romney for hiring openly gay spokesman Richard Grenell, media
watchdog RightWingWatch.org
reported.
Grenell, the campaign announced on
Wednesday, will server as the Romney campaign's national security and
foreign policy spokesman.
On his AFA-sponsored radio show, Focal
Point, Fischer suggested that the hire disqualified Romney as a
conservative.
He began by asserting that homosexuals
are about “short-lived relationships and frequent anonymous sexual
encounters.”
“Now, whether Grenell indulges in
that, I don't know. He's in this long-standing relationship, but
I've had those who've come out of the gay community tell me
personally, 'Look, when I was in the gay community … I had a
partner and we told everybody we were monogamous but we had a deal
that we could fool around on the side all we wanted to.'” (The
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Later, Fischer called on Romney, a
Mormon, to condemn gay sex if he wanted the evangelical vote.
“So, Mitt Romney's church teaches
this conduct is considered sinful. … Governor Romney do you agree
with the teachings of your church?”
“If you do, then what in the world
are you doing hiring somebody to be a public representative on your
behalf who has admitted to the entire world that he engaged in acts
that you believe are offensive to God?”
“Now, if you don't agree with your
church, then why should the evangelical community – why should the
pro-family community – give you any support whatsoever?”