Anti-marriage equality black pastors aligned with GOP

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By Lynn Bonner
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October 23, 2014

The backlash against the gay marriage court ruling picked up force this week with a leading legislator proposing to exempt government officials from attending to same-sex couples and protests in Raleigh on Thursday that religious liberty is under siege.

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Rep. Paul Stam, a Republican from Apex, endorsed Berger’s effort at a news conference Thursday. “I concur wholeheartedly in that and have asked our most knowledgeable members to work on appropriate legislation in cooperation with the Senate,” he said.

The fallout over gay marriage is coming just as people are beginning to vote. African-American pastors who appeared with Stam used same-sex marriage and what they said are attacks on religious liberty around the country to urge black voters to “vote their values.” Some in the group worked hard two years ago to pass a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. A federal judge struck down the state ban Oct. 10.

The leader of a Fayetteville church used a disparaging term to refer to a gay state Court of Appeals candidate, John Arrowood, saying he shouldn’t be running. “I say he should step down because he’s already biased” against the marriage amendment, said Johnny Hunter of Cliffdale Community Church.

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Dr. Johnny Hunter, a pastor from Fayetteville raises his bible as he speaks out against gay marriage during a press conference with Republican State Rep. Paul Stam (right) of Apex, and fellow pastors at the Legislature on Thursday in Raleigh

More: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/10/23/4259239/same-sex-marriage-and-religious.html#storylink=cpy

Hopefully voters will shut down these idiots -- pastors and GOP politicians alike.

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1. Just give us a good non-religious reason to not have marriage equality, "Reverend."

Not that it will change anyone's minds. I'd just like to see if they could actually come up with one instead of defending their prejudices with the Bible.

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4. Good point. They can't.

I just hope more are listening to the inclusiveness of Reverend "ALL our brothers and sisters" Barber of Moral Mondays.

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2. Certain "Christians"

Need to be smacked...with their own holy book!!!

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3. Amen to that! (n/t)

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5. Tragic irony. Talk about "strange bedfellows."

So-called "Christians" were largely the ones who opposed interracial marriage too -- on "Biblical" terms. "God put the races on different parts of the world and so they should stay separate" and all of that. North Carolina is one of the most infamous states where so many black people were sterilized by force to avoid bringing about "undesirables" into the world. And this ignorant pastor conveniently ignores all of that to spout off bullshit about what the government should sanction as a "normal" family?

It was predominantly self-professed "Christians" who supported this. Only because I'm pretty sure Jews were opposed to eugenics-based laws for, shall we say, obvious reasons.

How African-Americans, or any exploited minority group for that matter, can fail to support one of the biggest civil rights issues of this time is beyond me. I mean, Cosby (*cough* philanderer *cough*) wants Obama to talk about "strengthening black families." How about if the neglected minority kids in the abysmal, Kafkaesque social services labyrinth could be adopted by committed, loving LGBT couples looking to start families of their own?

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7. Now, now, don't be getting all *specious* on us.

Thanks for that thoughtful post... reminds me of the good ol' days of DU.

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6. I call this the Clarence Thomas effect -- I got mine, so go f/ck y'all!

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8. Yep, interracially married Clarence Thomas, no less! (n/t)