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The newest addition to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, Tony Perkins, does not believe in religious freedom.

Perkins, who was to the post by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), will now serve on a that supposedly serves as a watchdog 鈥渄edicated to defending the universal right to freedom of religion or belief abroad,鈥� even though he has repeatedly demonstrated that he does not believe in the equal protection of Muslims and others.

The commission has a long history of politicization, along with anti-Muslim and anti-LGBT bias. Perkins鈥� inclusion will only continue to undermine its credibility.

While he claims to support religious freedom, Perkins believes that the Constitution does not protect the rights of Muslims.

He has said that 鈥溾�� should not be afforded the same constitutional freedoms as other Americans since Islam, in his words, is 鈥溾�� 鈥� an obviously false claim that, in reality, flies in the face of our Constitution. He even goes so far as to make the absurd and bizarre claim that 鈥�.鈥�

A top official of his organization, the Family Research Council, , and the group published an arguing that Islam is not really a religious faith but rather 鈥渁 religious government, the establishment of which the Establishment Clause prohibits.鈥�

This is clearly nonsensical.

He has also and claimed that the U.S. is under no obligation to safeguard their rights.

Beyond Muslims, Perkins has also questioned whether and members of 鈥溾�� should have the same rights under the Constitution as those who follow his personal brand of Christianity. He has also criticized supporters of the First Amendment鈥檚 separation of church and state as 鈥�.鈥�

Perkins鈥� appalling record doesn鈥檛 end there, as he is also known for his vicious bigotry towards the LGBT community.

He has called transgender identity a 鈥溾�� and had a role in on transgender military service members, that it would be 鈥渂etter鈥� to disband the military altogether rather than allow transgender people to serve.

He once praised legislation in Uganda that would have included heinous punishments for homosexuality, including the death penalty, as an effort to 鈥溾�� and warned that marriage equality would lead to a and .

A commission that ostensibly acts as a fair-minded monitor that calls out other countries for endangering liberties can鈥檛 have much standing if one of its own members is actively working to undermine it.