Faith

‘Heart-Broken’ Black Pastors Plea for Obama to Meet With Them & Change His Mind on Gay Marriage

As The Blaze has reported, President Barack Obama has been doing damage control among African American pastors since his official endorsement of same-sex marriage last month. But his efforts to put faith leaders at ease apparently haven’t resonated with everyone, as a group of influential black pastors are appealing to Attorney General Eric Holder to setup a meeting for them with the president. The groups maintains that Obama’s endorsement has “broken their hearts.”

Coalition of African American Pastors Slams Obamas Gay Marriage Stance

“President Obama is the fulfillment of our dreams for our sons — and he has broken our hearts by using his power and position to endorse as a civil right something that is simply wrong,” wrote the Rev. William Owens, the founder and president of the Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP). ”I would pray you have enough residual respect for this group of clergy, to agree to meet with us and other national leaders to discuss our concerns over your and President Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage as a civil right.”

In the letter, Owens also attempted to get Holder and Obama to focus upon issues that transcend politics, as he wrote, ”Some things are bigger than the next election.” This statement, in itself, seems to be pointing at the view that homosexuality is not something to be heralded.

Coalition of African American Pastors Slams Obamas Gay Marriage Stance

Acknowledging that Obama has had a change of heart, Owens also appealed to the president for another flip back to his anti-gay marriage view, writing, ”If President Obama changed his mind, let him consider changing it again.”

This letter, which was delivered on Thursday, didn’t come from a random group of powerless leaders in the faith community. Quite the opposite, many of these black pastors and preachers played prominent roles in the Civil Rights movement. According to The Christian Post, some even marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

On May 17, many of these same leaders came together for a press conference against the president’s pro-gay marriage announcement. Here’s a video in which CAAP accuses Obama of “hijacking civil rights.” Some of the comments made at the press conference can also be viewed:

While Obama has fully embraced his stance on homosexuality – one that he is claiming is new, but that he has reportedly touted in past election cycles — CAAP is working diligently against his position on the matter. The group has already encouraged more than 1,000 African American clergy to sign an anti-gay-marriage pledge.

(H/T: The Christian Post)

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  • sclongball
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:41pm

    Encinom-Too bad the USA is having cultural and ideological change shoved down our throats by less than 3% of the population; I applaud these men for standing on their principals. You will understand principals one day, Encinom, in this world or the next. May God have mercy on your soul.

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    • Gold Coin & Economic News
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:45pm

      If the gay marriage thing is all that bothers these African American pastors about Obama, we don’t stand a chance. But I will take even one less for for our Comrade in Chief any way we can get it.

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    • paulm39083
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:18pm

      shame on these men…. the know that this is an abomination and now they know that their idol is gay .. we have known this for a long time.. and just because he is black they are acting like school children .. begging this traitor to change his mind AGAIN… like he would actually mean it.. he lies for every vote he can get .. this makes me sick shame on these racist men

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:54pm

      This guy is only in office because that is where the Federal Reserve placed him..So many have tried to oust him..They have their own God..and it is not YHWH.Father of Yeshua/Jesus..Their God is Lucifer..for which Rules for Radicals was dedicated..”for one who dared to go against the true God..gained his own kingdom..One thing though..there have been many in the secret societies who are known for their occult practices.. those not being in Jesus the Christ..will go to a place of torment to await the final judgement after the millenial kingdom..As one commentator noted..it is a terrible thing to die..but can you imagine continually dying for an eternity and not being able to? No rest..complete separation from God..and misery..for the ones who in this life..trade their soul to the devil..will reap their rewards here..and they will also reap their reward in the life to come..For we battle not against flesh and blood.. but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places Eph 6:12

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    • megaforce
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:01pm

      ╫☺╫ Really~? Really~? One preacher says “God bless Obama”~? For what~? Ruining the economy~? Being of the same race as he~? When are blacks going to realize that voting democratic is only doing them in~? Civil rights movement isn’t for “Same sex marriage”~? The Civil rights movement was hi-jacked a long time ago by Saul Alinsky radicals~ Duh~! What about abortion and free birth control~? Are these “fine black ministers” ok with that~? Seems like so-called “ministers” are disgracing the church and all of its values ,, and for what~? A rogue REGIME black president who does Cocaine~? Smokes pot~? He says it all in “his” books ,, does he not~?

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    • iampraying4u
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 6:42pm

      obamination seems to like those queers

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    • jwt
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 9:13pm

      they will still vote for him and tell their people to vote for him (obama), he has already addmitted whom he serves ( my brothers keeper)

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    • db321
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 9:25pm

      I’m white and id my favorite President came out in support of Gay Marriage – I would drop my support for him in a heart beat. No man is worth spitting in the face of god for – No Man!

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    • bertdorf3
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 10:05pm

      And yet they’ll still vote for him. They just can’t help themselves… like Stimpy can’t stop from pushing the self-destruct button.

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    • snooop1e
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 11:21pm

      2 Questions for these Pastors (and all Evangelicals/Protestants) According to your doctrines all sin is the same, contrary to 1 John 5:16 there is no such thing as sin unto death and sin not unto death. So why was it perfectly acceptable for Obama to support killing Gods children in the womb but not okay for Obama to support Gay marriage? None of these Pastors were brokenhearted because Obama is in favor of killing Gods children in the womb but they are brokenhearted that he supports Gay marriage, why? They all refused to say that Obama was not a “Christian” for supporting the killing of Gods children in the womb yet now they are brokenhearted because Obama supports Gay marriage. Why? If Obama is a “Christian” and believes in his heart and confesses with his mouth he is “saved” so why are these Pastors burdening a saved mans conscience? I am very curious what the answers to these questions are or if any of this matters at all, if anything we do or say matters once someone is “saved” In other words who are these Pastors or anyone else to question a “saved” Christian, let him who is sinless cast the first stone. Why are these Pastors now brokenhearted and why are they questioning another “Christian” aren’t all “Christians” truly saved? Very confusing to me and I am sure to those in those churches. God Bless

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    • SREGN
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 3:32pm

      In his inaugural address George Washington dedicated this country to God and to following his laws. In the same address he also predicted calamities befalling us if we drift away. The WTC attack and the following economic crisis were a warning to us to heed Washington’s words. Bomama and his evil congressional henchmen want to take us as far away from God as they can. Bomama has shaken his fist in God’s face, and I dread the result.

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    • Alessandre
      Posted on June 7, 2012 at 12:44am

      @megaforce: the minister asked God to bless BHO because that’s his job. that minister may not see the executive golf addict* as his enemy but those of us who do know why it’s necessary to ask God to bless the ega. Christ told us to pray for our enemies, to pray for those who do us harm. we each need to be praying for the ega every day.

      *wish I could think of a word that begins w/ an “O,“ then the acronym would be ”EGO” which is ideal. any ideas?

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    • tipical
      Posted on August 4, 2012 at 5:05pm

      Let me see if a Gay or Lesbian couple want to call it a marriage because there are benefits to such a title. I guess an Atheist could call himself a Christian and enter into the kingdom of God. They don’t believe in the Bible, but they want to tell you what you should do according to his word. Every criminal on trail for breaking the law has now become a lawyer using the Law to avoid any penalty prescribed by the law. Let justice prevail. God Bless America

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    • tipical
      Posted on August 4, 2012 at 5:07pm

      Posted on August 4, 2012 at 5:05pm
      Let me see if a Gay or Lesbian couple want to call it a marriage because there are benefits to such a title. I guess an Atheist could call himself a Christian and enter into the kingdom of God. They don’t believe in the Bible, but they want to tell you what you should do according to his word. Every criminal on trail for breaking the law has now become a lawyer using the Law to avoid any penalty prescribed by the law. Let justice prevail. God Bless America

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  • Inlightofthings
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:22pm

    Everyone in the country, including the idgets ENCINOM, JZS etc should be asking why the DOJ is the conduit to POTUS.

    …”a group of influential black pastors are appealing to Attorney General Eric Holder to setup a meeting for them with the president.”

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    • ClunkerT
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:25am

      Half of the Usurper in Chief’s administration are sodomites, including this usurper who is bi-sexual and a crack head. According to Larry Sinclair and Donald Young’s mother the bi-sexual Usurper may have had something to do with Young and Larry Bland’s murder in Chicago. Young was working for the Obama campaign and responsible for investigating the Sinclair allegations. He was the choir director at Obama and Jeremiah Wright’s church. The murders are still unsolved. The Chicago Police Dept must be acting “stupidly” in not being able to solve these murders. Time for a “beer summit.” Why hasn’t the media been all over this old case?

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    • Alessandre
      Posted on June 7, 2012 at 12:47am

      Holder is his henchman; the head thug.

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  • term limits for congress
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:15pm

    He gets that voting bloc by virtue of pigmentation. And, if needed for BHO’s reelection, that voting bloc may have to take a few more punches. Wouldn’t surprise me.

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    • Sambeaux77
      Posted on August 4, 2012 at 7:35pm

      If you think the black man is only seperated from the white man by “Pigmentation”.. then you are sadly mistaken.. There’s not enough room in this response box to fully list the differences !!!.. Starting with.. Why do you think the white man enslaved the black man instead of the other way around??.. I think it’s a good question..& I’m not trying to be racist in any form or fashion.. The black man had been on the earth just as long as the white man.. they had just as much time to create a civilized society as the white man did.. and yet they were still living in grass huts with no education when they were taken by the whites into slavery !!.. Why is this ??.. Still today, the majority of African people go barefooted, still live in grass huts & live in tribes with witch doctors. They have silly rituals that’ll never lead them into a productive society & 4 out of every 100 are eaten by Lions every year !!.So tell me.. who is the smarter individual.. the black or the white??.. Would the majority of the blacks who live in America today still be in Africa living in grass huts & running from Lions if the whites hadn’t enslaved them over 400 years ago??.. Maybe.. what do you say ?? & honestly, just admit it.. White Men are Smarter with a higher IQ.. That’s the reason whites enslaved blacks instead of the other way around !!! Again, I’m not trying to be racist, I’m just trying to understand !!

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  • Arshloch
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:10pm

    Boo Hoo, it’s what you asked for, boo hoo.

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:06pm

    Our first and hopefully last atheist,bi-sexual,mulatto,Marxist with a God complex president simply can’t be convinced that his views are perverted.He bought the hype about himself and he thinks he’s
    God so he feels he can never be wrong about anything.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:02pm

    Idiot Pastor: A President has No Power over Religion, according to the Constitution… but if you Faith that he has the Power, then you give him the Power!

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    • Brad Wesselmann
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:26pm

      The pastors are the ones having the crisis of faith, not the president. They are begging the president to not ask them to go against their faith and the president doesn’t care about their faith, only his power.

      I welcome the pastors and men of faith and color to put these divisive characteristics aside and meet us all where color does not exist…in a smile. We are all brothers in the Light.

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  • Tri-ox
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:01pm

    Welcome to reality. The only reason that most blacks support obama is because he is mulatto – he has not changed one iota since 2008; he has ALWAYS supported gay marriage, been pro-abortion, opposed Christianity and he has spent his entire adult life working tirelessly to destroy America – he will NEVER change.

    Blacks can display all of the ridiculous fake-outrage they want, but until they decided to vote based on positions and personal beliefs rather than a candidate’s race, and until they decide to put country before party, they will continue to be part of the problem, rather than part of the solution.

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  • Nemo13
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:00pm

    I don’t know if many have been watching events, but Obama may be a closet bi just like Travolta. The story where he got caught with another man way back is out there… This guy is all kinds of freaky, no wonder his past is hidden, he has to be the most messed up person ever to gain such a high position in the USA, a testiment to how far we have allowed the whackos to gain control of the nation.

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    • oneshiner
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:51pm

      NEMO——-It appears he does have a questionable past as he won’t release any records or transcripts or anything to prove anything. The latest from Newsweek about being a gay president is the most telling so far. What about the rest of it?
      I think the pastors are exactly right to ask him to change his stance on gay marriage. This is abominable. These pastors are Christian believers and want their President to have some values about moral life in the United States. I approve of their request and sad to say, he won’t change.

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    • snooop1e
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 11:40pm

      @ONESHINER – You wrote “These pastors are Christian believers and want their President to have some values about moral life in the United States” So Obama being in favor or killing babies in the womb is Christian but being in favor of 2 men marrying each other is “abominable” ? I don’t get it, why is one abominable and not the other?

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    • Alessandre
      Posted on June 7, 2012 at 1:16am

      @Snooopie1e: both are abominable. Margaret Sanger & her followers sought to make black ministers her portal into black communities. it worked. many black ministers turn a blind eye to abortion. I‘ve been told it’s better than babies having babies they don’t know how to care for & can’t afford. but gay marriage can‘t be ignored because it’s public & no one laid the ground work as Sanger & her lot did. besides, it‘s can’t be ignored as the Mesopotamian rite of sacrificing children to Molech. perhaps we ought to thank God for the executive golfer’s gay marriage announcement. it’s turning people away from him. I view it as God’s finger flicking here & there. then again, it’s evidence that evil must destroy itself.

      pray for the man, pray for the ministers & rejoice that more people are discovering problems with the golfer-in-chief. accept God’s assistance any way He offers it & be prepared to teach. we have a big job ahead: we must teach many ignorant people that God is real & we must follow all of His laws, not just the ones that make us go “ewww.” you are right but perhaps now it’s time to be grateful for small mercies.

      @Nemo13 & 1Shiner: he’s gay. being on the down low is standard for gay black men who want public lives. try a search for “hill buzz.” they’ve got lots of info & are in Chicago; know the neighbourhoods & the bars, etc. what I wonder is if he’s ill. the man looks it & behaves like a patient on a lot of meds. pray for him.

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    • snooop1e
      Posted on June 9, 2012 at 11:28am

      @ALLESANDRE – I agree to a point. God will not be mocked and scripture is very clear hat God despises the lukewarm and will “spit them out of His mouth” Rev 3:16 We have to let our yes mean yes and our no mean no. There is no gray area when it comes to sin. The reason that many “Christians” refuse to objectively say what is sin and what is not sin is because they believe that all sin is the same and that once they believe in their heart and confess with their mouth they are no longer under the law. In effect what they have done is rendered sin irrelevant. If all who believe and confess are saved identifying sin becomes irrelevant. This is what Satan wants, he wants us to be blind to sin so that we keep on sinning. Gal 3:16-23 is very clear, it’s only when we obey the law that we are not under the law. The acts of the spirit have no law and James 2:24 is very clear we are not save by faith alone. Each of us will be judged according to our deeds. Salvation is by grace through faith working out in love. God promises us (1 Cor 10:13) that no temptation has seized us that is not common to man and God will never allow us to be tempted beyond our means to resist and when we are tempted He will always provide a way out . To those who say we CANNOT obey Gods commands this is a false teaching of man that is leading people to turn from Gods grace in disobedience. Repent and Obey Gods Commands and defeat sin and death. God Bless

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  • Truth1776
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:59pm

    It’s good to see the black pastors (and community) beginning to wake up. Continue to look and thoroughly investigate PresBO – you will, unfortunately, be even more broken-hearted. PresBO is without integrity, he has no honor, and I personally don’t believe he has any Christian faith. He is totally lacking in the character traits that MLK desired ALL people to be judged by. There are other men you can honor with your votes and support.

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:53pm

    Maybe Owens and the CAAP can get Al and Jessie to help them? How about the NAACP or CBC?

    (end sarcasm)

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    • edcoil
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:02pm

      They don’t understand. he “evolved” he did not change his mind. You cannot un-evolve.

      Darwin would then be wrong.

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    • johnjamison
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:06pm

      They are coming out publicly to attempt to keep their 10% tithing church members in their churches. Obama has put them in a hard place. Oppose Obama or look like hypocrites.

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    • rickc34
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:07pm

      What comes out of a man is what is in his heart and this is what defiles him. Also bill HR347 will end free speech and get you arrested. Obama pushed this bill through without the citizens even aware. He is Hitler.

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    • ADNIL
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:30pm

      RickC34 – Seems I vaguely remember something about bills being posted on-line for 5 days for something called ‘public review’ before they were voted on. Was this in a parallel universe?

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    • txjb
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:45am

      Darwin , now knows the truth .

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  • godlovinmom
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:53pm

    Its good to see these Pastors are sticking with the word of God, no matter the color of their skin.

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    • gsplgtr
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:51pm

      Not really GODLOVINMOM. If these “men of God” voted their faith, they would have told their entire congregations to NOT VOTE for Obama just on his abortion stance alone. Abortion they will turn a blind eye to but not GAY marriage? Any one that supports abortion, by voting for pro-choice candidates, and calls themselves a Christian has innocent blood on their heads and God will hold them accountable!

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:15pm

      I agree..when RoeVWade was passed..that was a sad day in America indeed!…I don‘t know what part of killing babies don’t those clowns get?

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    • oneshiner
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 6:03pm

      I’m with both of you. Abortion is wrong on all counts. Gay marriage is wrong. To vote for a person who is in favor of these is wrong. God will hold us accountable for sure. I’m with the pastors and endorse their brave stance. I just wish more pastors would come out and support these brave black pastors.
      Kinda makes you wonder, doesn’t it?

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    • Link8on
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 11:55am

      Abortion and Planned Parenthood are way bigger faith issues than gay anything.

      Talk Life today and worry about the lifestyle after bigger issues are resolved.

      These so called CAAP faith leaders would have a much stronger message if any of them had already started a hospital.

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  • littlefish
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:48pm

    This and so many issues are simply NOT issues that matter.

    So the Gays are Unhappy . . .
    Union Bosses are Unhappy
    Hobos and Bums, Anarchists and Occupiers . . .Are unhappy . .
    College Social Change Engineers are happy they don’t need real jobs.
    Obama’s happy cause he is now able to complete his resume . . .
    with
    Made Money , Kept Money . . .
    Now on Lucrative Government Pension
    No longer have to pretend to be working . . .or thinking . . .
    All without ever having a REAL JOB . . .
    Ain’t America Great !?

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    • HKS
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:55pm

      Right on, is this a great country or what and these guys think he’s a christian and cares anything about them or what they think. Hello. the handwriting is on the wall, read it.

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  • TRUTHSENSE
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:44pm

    “President Obama is the fulfillment of our dreams for our sons…” I can understand that statement in the sense that it gives hope of accomplishment and fulfillment to the black community, but these pastors need to open their eyes as to who this particular black man is and what he believes. Sure, no other black man has ever become President of the United States, but there are more qualified blacks to look up to than this liberal, progressive, communist or whatever he is. They have been so focused on the fact that he is black that they have failed to see who he really is, otherwise how could they possibly be surprised by his so called evolution on same sex marriage. He had already done away with “don’t ask, don’t tell” for the military.

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  • girlnurse
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:43pm

    Praise God! This is a good start Pastors…put God FIRST above your blackness….you are right! Homosexual marriage is NOT even close to being the same thing as civil rights for blacks!! Now put your blackness away and serve God and people of all colors! Forget the color of Obamas skin…it means nothing but to distract you. God is NOT a respector of persons…Jews went through alot too! But you don’t have to make it your lifes work now…get over it and seek God above ALL. Thanks for standing up!!

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    • snooop1e
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 11:35pm

      What about Abortion? …………………crickets

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    • petratical
      Posted on August 1, 2012 at 11:54pm

      Thanks Girl , I have been reading a bunch ,looking for somone who sees it like me .At least they are standing for righteousness . How can this naton as a whole find grace in The Lord , if we dont stand for righteousness ! Proverbs 14:34 “Righteousness exalts a nation , but sin is a reproach to any people” .

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  • ICEDRAGONNITE
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:32pm

    He’s got to destroy everything in this country that has value for you to appreciate mohommedism. **** Luck on your new religious getaway, if you ride the BO cruise ship.

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    • AmericanFightingMan1
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:45pm

      Blacks have a choice; vote for BHO because he’s black, or vote for a non-black based on principle. We’ll see what matters more, principle or race.

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    • encinom
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:23pm

      AmericanFightingMan1
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:45pm
      Blacks have a choice; vote for BHO because he’s black, or vote for a non-black based on principle. We’ll see what matters more, principle or race
      _________________
      What “principal”… Bigotry? Ther eis no argument against same sex marriage, other than those based on ancient supersition and a book of fairy tales.

       
    • Fubared
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:53pm

      Encinomom
      Where is your position in the Black Lib Theology hierarchy? Glitter bomber first class? The lefties are going all cannibal. You are a sad little troll-but cheer up encinomom, there are many like you all pissed off at the liar in chief. Chickens coming home to primp and roost.

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    • cosette
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:32pm

      @Encinom… Not to worry. Black pastors will still support Obama. In their world race trumps principles. For that matter race trumps every issue, including the survival of their country. Equally, most homosexuals will also support him because in their world the manner in which they have sex is their most important issue, damn the nation. Their sexual proclivities are paramount. It is a sad commentary on the mindset of the left.

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    • AmericanFightingMan1
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:28pm

      ENCINOM, no, he doesn’t need to go to the principal. It’s principle.

      Ain’t no superstition, either. Some dude hammering another in the tailpipe is sicko stuff you want to legitimize. This country is in the worst shape it’s been in since the civil war began. And our ailment is moral. Looney-toons (like yourself) want to mainstream sickness. I know I won’t convince you of the errors of your ways.

      We’ll just have to settle it in another forum, I suppose. Til then.

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    • JACKTHETOAD
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:33pm

      Encinom, what the he!! is ‘ther eis’? Iz dot Cherman?!

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 6:07pm

      @JACKTHETOAD, ha ha ha!!!! :)

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    • Alessandre
      Posted on June 7, 2012 at 1:52am

      @Encinom: “What ‘principal’… Bigotry? Ther eis [sic] no argument against same sex marriage, other than those based on ancient supersition and a book of fairy tales.”

      would you please explain to all of us how believing that marriage can only be between a man & a woman is bigoted? how is it bigoted to continue being human as we have been from the beginning of recorded history?

      the Cambridge Dictionary defines bigot: “a person who has strong, unreasonable beliefs and who thinks that anyone who does not have the same beliefs is wrong.”

      how are we unreasonable? please, tell us? (I realize there was once polygamy but that didn’t work out which we learned, thanks to Judeo-Christianity: it harmed women & children. of course men were never members of the harem or “brother-wives/husbands.” only women were married to men.) how is it unreasonable when the purpose of marriage is begetting children & continuing families & cementing communities & expanding them & expanding the patrimony? the purpose of marriage was never “love” or “romance” but creating families & from families, society. so, since same-sex couples cannot naturally beget children &, since children are best raised in an intact family w/ their biological mothers & fathers, what is bigoted about opposing same-sex marriage (which can‘t even be marriage because they can’t have children)? please enlighten us?

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  • biohazard23
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:30pm

    yeah, good luck with that……

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  • barber2
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:29pm

    Guess the black pastors are going under the bus ! Think the Democrats count on race carrying ALL of the black votes, so they are just fishing now for those atheists and those gays in their angry/ dysfunctional/ outlier base !

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  • hillbillyinny
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:20pm

    According to Rush minutes ago, only 2% of the U.S. population IS GAY! Why is he working so hard to “charm the vote,“ except for those with their blind ”helpfulness” in supporting others in the perverted activity that is performed IF you are ACTIVELY GAY!

    THANK GOD for the Pastors that are standing against the President on his mis-directed social agenda that is Godless and anti-human–abortion, gay marriage, watch what you eat, watch what you do, and do NOTHING unless the government says you can!

    God bless these pastors, their churches and your people, natural born and adulted into Your family!

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    • angelcat
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:30pm

      Obama could get every gay vote and it wouldn’t be that significant in light of the votes he has probably lost because of his stance on gay marriage. Gays are treated like they are the most important and most special and most persecuted group in the country, and it isn’t true, but the liberals, especially in the media, are pushing that idea along with putting so many gay characters on TV shows and in movies that it is not wonder people think 35% of the population is gay.

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    • Timothy_Reid
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:40pm

      He wasn’t oing for the “gay” vote from those who are so. The actual number of those which prefer same-sex to opposite-sex in their relationships has sparked a lot of attention. It is now very chic to be sympathetic, especially amongst the younger crowd. He is going for that demographic which is far larger than 2%. He has used his children as bait. This is the crowd that forms their opinions by listening to others opinions instead of putting in the time and effort of their own to learn, study, research, and understand this is not a game. That is of course a generalization of the negative side. There are many of this demographic who are waking up to the realities and digging deeper than they have been told. I applaud those.

      The timing of VP Bribin was important. He made a strong stance to test the waters and see what kind of support there would be. It showed favorable and O’bummer followed suit. What couldn’t be tested for is the backlash and therein lies the risk. The game has yet to be played out. We’ll see where it goes.

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    • AmazingGrace8
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:19pm

      @timothy

      Your last paragraph made me laugh….VP Biden…..”Test-Dummy”!!!

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  • loveliberty83
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:18pm

    sad these black pastors look at his skin color instead of whats best for our country, do they think it is okay for black people to be treated like they are not equal, like they are too stupid to compete with other americans & they need all this help because they can not do it on their own even though they have been special rites that others do not get

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    • pavepaws
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:24pm

      Oooo. He has to choose between his supporters.

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    • encinom
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:43pm

      What is sad is that those that fought for civil rights in the past and blinded by the bigotry of their supersition and are fight deny others the same rights.

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    • Git-R-Done
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:52pm

      Encinom – Here you are stupid enough to compare homosexuality to the black civil rights.

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    • cosette
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:19pm

      Encinom… Please rewrite your post so that it makes sense. I haven‘t the foggiest idea what you’re trying to communicate.

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  • OneTermPresident
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:16pm

    If he doesn’t change his mind… they’ll still vote for him, so in the end it will be on them just like it’s on Obama.

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  • hi
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:14pm

    They will still vote for Obama just like the Jewish folks and Catholics.

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    • mzk1
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:32pm

      Did you forget the mainline Protestants?

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    • Git-R-Done
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:52pm

      I‘m Catholic and I’m not going to vote for Obama and I didn’t vote for Obama in 2008.

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    • china clipper
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 6:06pm

      Mainline Protestants are the only group smaller than the homosexuals.

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  • honor007
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:14pm

    I would like to see these Pastors join together with other Pastors of all race and all faiths..

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  • copatriots
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:08pm

    No worries, Pastors, 0bama will evolve back to being against it to unbreak your heart and gain your votes. Of course, when Holder meets with you all he will assure you that 0 is really against gay marriage but, you know, he needs the gay vote. You surely know, Pastors, that he wouldn’t lie to you all to secure you and your congregants votes. No, no, 0 would never do that.

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    • tipical
      Posted on August 4, 2012 at 5:22pm

      Originally he wanted not to display the American flag or show it respect by placing his hand or his heart. His palced his hand over a part that he knew he had. Nobody else thinks he has a heart why should he. If you now notice the is a flag behind him giving speeches, he was told not to worry it’s just a re-election prop His likes and dislikes have not changed, it’s the chamaeleon in him, what ever color you like, that’s what you will see till after the election. He has never liked authority except his own, Military and Police Officers are on top of his list of disdain, Religion is not far behind.
      Let me see if a Gay or Lesbian couple want to call it a marriage because there are benefits to such a title. I guess an Atheist could call himself a Christian and enter into the kingdom of God. They don’t believe in the Bible, but they want to tell you what you should do according to his word. Every criminal on trail for breaking the law has now become a lawyer using the Law to avoid any penalty prescribed by the law. Let justice prevail. God Bless America

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  • KickinBack
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:07pm

    Oh he’ll apologize. It won’t mean anything, but he will.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:36pm

      KICKINBACK, Honestly, I seriously doubt that he will apologize for this one. We all knew that was the way he felt all along and for good reason to him considering what little we know of his history. I can hear him saying that he is sorry that those pastors feel that way.

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  • SLOWBIDEN
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 1:06pm

    He didn’t change his mind. He has always endorsed gay marriage.

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