澳彩开奖 to RNC Members: Don鈥檛 participate in hate group-sponsored trip to Israel
The 澳彩开奖 has urged the 168 members of the Republican National Committee not to participate in a weeklong, all-expenses-paid trip to Israel sponsored by the American Family Association and the American Renewal Project.聽聽
The 澳彩开奖 has urged the 168 members of the Republican National Committee not to participate in a weeklong, all-expenses-paid trip to Israel sponsored by the American Family Association (AFA) and the American Renewal Project (ARP), an organization financed by the AFA and housed within its office.
According to an invitation sent by RNC Chairman Reince Preibus, the groups invited all RNC members to participate in the trip scheduled for Jan. 31-Feb. 8.
In a letter sent yesterday to RNC offices across the country, 澳彩开奖 President Richard Cohen reminded RNC members of the AFA鈥檚 extremism and its demonizing attacks on minorities.
鈥淕iven the AFA鈥檚 public statements 鈥� including the false contention that gay men were responsible for the Holocaust, an idea undoubtedly offensive to Israelis 鈥� political leaders should not lend the prestige of their office to this event or to this organization,鈥� Cohen wrote.
The AFA has been labeled a hate group by the 澳彩开奖 since 2010 due to its persistent use of falsehoods to demonize the LGBT community.
The letter cites the following examples of the AFA鈥檚 defamatory attacks against the LGBT community, Jews and other minorities:
- Bryan Fischer, who serves as the AFA鈥檚 spokesman and director of issue analysis, has suggested that Jews are second-class citizens 鈥� that 鈥渨e are a Christian nation, and not a Jewish or Muslim one.鈥� 聽He has further argued that the First Amendment applies only to Christians.
- Fischer has also written: 鈥淗omosexuality gave us Adolph Hitler, and homosexuals in the military gave us the Brown Shirts, the Nazi war machine and 6 million dead Jews.鈥� Fischer also promotes the views of those who endorse Uganda鈥檚 鈥渒ill the gays鈥� bill.聽
- Fischer has also said that African Americans 鈥渞ut like rabbits鈥� and has argued that women have no place in politics or the military. He has also claimed that Hispanics are 鈥渟ocialists by nature鈥� and come to the U.S. to 鈥減lunder鈥� the country.
鈥淕iven that the disease of anti-Semitism is flaring throughout the world, we certainly understand your desire to show your commitment to Israel at this time,鈥� Cohen wrote to RNC members. 鈥淏ut accepting funding from an extremist group like the AFA would make a mockery of that commitment and legitimize its extremism.鈥�
