Bryan Fischer on Monday quoted Martin
Luther King Jr. to argue that it's okay to discriminate against gay
men and lesbians, media watchdog RightWingWatch.org.
On his AFA-sponsored radio program
Focal Point, Fischer quoted King's iconic “I Have a Dream”
speech, citing his line that one day his children would “live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but
by the content of their character,” before saying discrimination
based on behavior is justified.
“I agree with that, absolutely,”
Fischer said. “And that, by the way, is where discrimination is
justified. Discrimination on the basis of character is absolutely
appropriate. We ought to discriminate based on content of
character.”
“And so you begin to see the
implications when it comes to homosexuality. Because you're dealing
there with issues of content of character and you are dealing with
issues of behavior and conduct.”
“And it's perfectly appropriate to
discriminate against immoral conduct,” he added. (The video is
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