A lunatic, right-wing Iowa-based Christian group called The Family Leader has concocted a pledge that opposes same-sex marriage, sharia law and pornography – and among the first sign the damn fool thing was Minnesota Republican Michelle Bachmann, who her eyes firmly fixed on the White House.

Among a host of silly things contained in The Marriage Vow – A Declaration of Dependence upon Marriage and Family are these words:

Slavery had a disastrous impact on African-American families, yet sadly a child born into slavery in 1860 was more likely to be raised by his mother and father in a two-parent household than was an African-American baby born after the election of the USA’s first African-American President.

Cheryl Contee, of Jack & Jill Politics, was outraged by Bachmann’s apparent support of the slave era:

Given that families were broken up regularly for sales during slavery and that rape by masters was pretty common, this could not be more offensive.

She added:

When will Republicans inquire with actual Black people whether or not we’re ok with invoking slavery to score cheap political points? It has to stop. It is the opposite of persuasive Â and is another reason Republicans repel us. It’s hard to believe that Michele Bachmann would be foolish enough to sigh this pledge.

By signing the pledge (PDF), Bachmann also vowed to support a constitutional amendment banning same- sex marriage, as well as agreeing that same-sex marriage was akin to polygamy.

The document also implies that homosexuality is a choice:

No peer-reviewed empirical science or rational demonstration has ever definitively proven, nor has even shown an overwhelming probability that homosexual preference or behavior is irresistible as a function of genetic determination or other forms of fatalism.

The Minnesota Republican also agreed that sharia law was:

A form of totalitarian control.

Bachmann aide Alice Stewart that the candidate rushed to the pledge because:

She has been married for over 30 years and has a strong marriage and faith.

Hat tip: Alan