Bachmann signs pledge to ban pornography,gay marriage

Presidential candidate Bachmann vows to ban gay marriage and pornography if elected.

Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann is the first presidential candidate to sign a pledge written by a socially- conservative advocacy group in Iowa,that opposes same-sex marriage,pornography and Islamic Sharia law.

The pledge,titled The Marriage Vow: A Declaration of Dependence Upon Marriage and Family, originated with a group led by Bob Vander Plaats,an unsuccessful GOP gubernatorial candidate and evangelical Christian leader in Iowa.

The group,the Family Leader,is asking all the 2012 presidential hopefuls to sign it,the Washington Post reports.

The pledge asks signatories to promise that they will be faithful to their spouses and to the US Constitution.

The two page document condemns adultery,quickie divorce, infidelity,pornography,cohabitation and Islamic sharia law.

It also suggests that more African-American children are born out of wedlock now than they were under slavery,the paper said.

The document also warns that the institution of marriage is in great crisis, citing as one reason the anti-scientific bias which holds,in complete absence of empirical proof,that non-heterosexual inclinations are genetically determined,irresistible and akin to innate traits like race,gender and eye color.

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It also suggests that homosexuality may have a negative impact on public health.

Since announcing her presidential candidacy last month,Bachmann has largely sidestepped questions about her views on homosexuality.

While she has said she opposes same-sex marriage,she has demurred when asked if she believes homosexuality is a choice or poses a health hazard.