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Title: Rev. Al Sharpton on Marriage, Mormons and Prop. 8
Post by: Shana A on January 15, 2009, 09:15:24 PM
Post by: Shana A on January 15, 2009, 09:15:24 PM
Rev. Al Sharpton on Marriage, Mormons and Prop. 8
Filed by: Michael Crawford
January 15, 2009 2:00 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2009/01/rev_al_sharpton_on_marriage_mormons_and.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2009/01/rev_al_sharpton_on_marriage_mormons_and.php)
Rev. Al Sharpton left no doubt on where he stands on marriage equality and the passage of Prop. 8 in his speech at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Atlanta:
It amazes me when I looked at California and saw churches that had nothing to say about police brutality, nothing to say when a young black boy was shot while he was wearing police handcuffs, nothing to say when the they overturned affirmative action, nothing to say when people were being delegated into poverty, yet they were organizing and mobilizing to stop consenting adults from choosing their life partners. There is something immoral and sick about using all of that power to not end brutality and poverty, but to break into people's bedrooms and claim that God sent you.
Yeah, I know that doesn't fit with the white gay world view that African-Americans are holding back the marriage equality movement, but the reality has always been more complicated than some would like to believe.
Filed by: Michael Crawford
January 15, 2009 2:00 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2009/01/rev_al_sharpton_on_marriage_mormons_and.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2009/01/rev_al_sharpton_on_marriage_mormons_and.php)
Rev. Al Sharpton left no doubt on where he stands on marriage equality and the passage of Prop. 8 in his speech at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Atlanta:
It amazes me when I looked at California and saw churches that had nothing to say about police brutality, nothing to say when a young black boy was shot while he was wearing police handcuffs, nothing to say when the they overturned affirmative action, nothing to say when people were being delegated into poverty, yet they were organizing and mobilizing to stop consenting adults from choosing their life partners. There is something immoral and sick about using all of that power to not end brutality and poverty, but to break into people's bedrooms and claim that God sent you.
Yeah, I know that doesn't fit with the white gay world view that African-Americans are holding back the marriage equality movement, but the reality has always been more complicated than some would like to believe.