Give this Paster credit for having and holding to his principles under pressure.
Posted on 05/12/2012 7:53:45 PM PDT by sickoflibs
Some prominent Black pastors have become staunchly critical of President Barack Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage, with some who formerly backed and celebrated his ascent now turning their backs.
A Texas pastor who once led the Southern Baptist Convention in introducing a resolution that recognized Obama’s historic achievement has voiced his displeasure with the president’s support and approval of gays, reports the Associated Baptist Press.
A Texas pastor who once led the Southern Baptist Convention in introducing a resolution that recognized Obama’s historic achievement has voiced his displeasure with the president’s support and approval of gays, reports the Associated Baptist Press.
Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, wrote in a blog on May 9 that Obama’s statements is worthy of incurring wrath of biblical proportions.
From McKissic’s blog:
“President Obama has betrayed the Bible and the Black Church with his endorsement of same-sex marriage. The Bible is crystal clear on this subject, and the Black Church strongly opposes same-sex marriage. His endorsement is an inadvertent attack on the Christian Faith. America is now a candidate for the same judgment received by Sodom and Gomorrah. This was a sad, sad day and a very bad decision, by our beloved President. The moral impact of this day and decision is equal to the military impact of AL-Queda when they attacked the Twin Towers on 911. Today’s announcement is a moral earthquake equivalent to a tsunami or hurricane that will have far more devastating results than Katrina.”
McKissic’s stance mirrors that of many other Black church leaders who feel Obama’s support of gay marriage is a direct slight to one of the major tenets of the Christian faith. So far, Rev. Al Sharpton has been the only visible religious leader to defend the president’s decision to publicly address this hot-button issue.
With many pastors speaking out against Obama, will his brave decision to support gay marriage be his downfall in November? And will Black people still support Obama in droves, despite the Black church’s displeasure with his gay marriage stance?
Give this Paster credit for having and holding to his principles under pressure.
Who else would think to look for this but me? ping!
IMO the more it appears that Obama is losing votes because of this or any reason.. the more the race card will be used to try to get those voters back.
This is not an “inadvertent attack” on the Christian faith. It is a DELIBERATE attack on it.
As for his “beloved” president.......Are we to assume the pastor agrees with all of the rest of Obama’s socialist/leftist policies then?
I don't think it's inadvertent at all. Obama's attacks on Christianity and his "change of heart" on gay marriage are deliberate and calculated.
I give this Pastor credit for standing up for his principles and values.
It takes courage nowadays to stand up and say that you believe marriage should be a man and a woman.
It takes NO courage or reasoning ability to say that you support homosexual marriage.
There is no price to be paid for supporting homosexual marriage in our current social/political climate.
But there is a potential severe price to be paid if you support traditional marriage and oppose homosexual marriage.
Pastors will be under increasing pressure in the years ahead. Among other issues, churches may be sued for “discrimination” for not performing homosexual marriages.
Churches could lose tax exempt status, or lose the legal ability to perform legally binding marriages, if they don’t go along with homosexual marriage. That has yet to be determined in court or legislatively, but, it’s a clear threat.
And we’re going through all of this to make 2% of the population, Lambda Legal, and Rachel Maddow happy.......................
I agree....however, let the Lord redeem this man, hence his congregation, a step at a time.
Do a bear go poo poo in the woods?
lol. like sharpton is a religious leader...yeah, the first church of race baiting.
Now this is a man to be proud of. A good Christian who is not afraid to stand up for his faith.
Most blacks believe in the Federal Government to protect and take care of them. A brief look at history show why this is true : the Federal Civil Rights Act and the voting rights Act, and all those movies like Mississippi Burning with the FBI versus the KKK. I don't see any way to break that bond. But it is possible to convince many of them to not vote (for Obama) even if they don't vote for Romney.
In fact the short lived support that GWB got from some blacks in 2004 involved them believing that the Federal government would save us from Bin Laden. That all dissipated with Iraq progression. But it was the same theme as above.
As a side note, it was the libs that outed Obama on this and forced him to make that statement on marriage. Obama wanted to avoid this happening until after the election.
I find that Obama’s opinion that gay marraige should be legalized will do him in and lose his second term the way Old Man Bush’s stand on Read My Lips, No New Taxes! Even though Bush was rather liked, he wasn’t re-elected because his republican followers felt he was not standing on the same principals that they elected him for and should be taught a lesson!
There is no black church... there is only “the church”. Soon as Christians recognize only one God, in three persons, not the demigod of “social justice” then we be talkin... ahhh, they’ll vote for him anyway, just cuz he’s a cuz...
Color me skeptical-—if blacks do show up at the ballot box they aint voting for the Willard One—gay marriage aside.
Why is it millions of Americans could see this coming. But not this pastor?
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