The fact that bacon is sold and consumed in the United States is proof that America is a Christian nation according to leading Christian conservative Bryan Fischer.

Speaking on his nationally syndicated radio show yesterday, Fischer offered concrete proof that America is a Christian nation:

“You want one single item of proof that America is a Christian nation and not a Jewish nation and not an Islamic nation?” he asked. “One single bit of proof is all you need: we freely allow restaurants and grocery stores to sell and to serve bacon. That can only happen in a Christian country.” “So the sheer fact that we freely allow the sale and consumption of bacon is absolute proof that we are, in fact, a Christian nation.”

Fischer, the Director of Issues Analysis for the American Family Association, is a controversial and outspoken Christian conservative. Fischer opposes abortion, national health care, gay adoption, and same-sex marriage. Fischer’s comments about homosexuality caused the AFA to be designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in November 2010.

Earlier this month Fischer called for atheists to be banned from serving in the U.S. armed forces.

Fischer hosts the talk radio program Focal Point on American Family Radio and posts on the AFA-run blog Instant Analysis.

(Via Right Wing Watch)