National

Just one day after electing their first African-American president in its history, Southern Baptists took a step backward and passed a resolution opposing the idea that same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue. For an organization with a well-documented history of racism, the election of the Rev. Fred Luter Jr. of New Orleans as the […]

Videos

A disturbing video of a 4-year-old Indiana boy singing “ain’t no homos going to make it to Heaven” in church has gone viral. After the child sings “I know the Bible’s right, somebody’s wrong… ain’t no homos gonna make it to heaven”, the church applauds loudly and gives a standing ovation. The incident took place […]

National

The NAACP did a great thing this week when they joined President Obama and many other civil rights leaders by formally endorsing marriage equality. The resolution itself reads as: The NAACP Constitution affirmatively states our objective to ensure the “political, educational, social and economic equality” of all people. Therefore, the NAACP has opposed and will […]

Atlanta

My comments on same sex marriage is this… No matter what laws are put into place to allow whatever, we all have a right to choose the way we live and the way our lives are governed. Even the word of God says “I call heaven and earth as a witness against you, therefore I […]

Videos

The NAACP has announced that its backing same-sex marriage, more than a week after President Obama also expressed support for the issue. “The mission of the NAACP has always been to ensure political, social and economic equality of all people,” Roslyn M. Brock, chairman of the NAACP’s board of directors, said in a statement. “We […]

National

Black pastors took to their respective pulpits around the nation Sunday morning and offered differing opinions on President Barack Obama’s support of same-sex marriage. While opinions seemed to be mixed, very few pastores ventured into commentary suggesting that their congregations withdraw their political support from the President. The Rev. Wallace Charles Smith, for example, told […]

National

In this exclusive opinion piece, noted Baltimore-based minister Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant responds to President Obama’s recent declaration of support for same-sex marriages. ———— The African American community has beamed with tremendous pride at the work of the first Black President, Barack Obama, in his first term: Bringing the troops home; creating jobs.; doubling the […]

Videos

President Barack Obama made headlines today in an interview with ABC and Robin Roberts when he said he now supports same-sex marriage. “At a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married,” […]

National

VIA: Washington Post The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn’t change a proposed same-sex marriage law, a threat that could affect tens of thousands of people the church helps with adoption, homelessness and health care. […]

National

VIA: Newsone.com The City Council voted Tuesday to legalize gay marriage, giving supporters a victory after a string of recent defeats elsewhere and sending the issue to Congress, which has final say over laws in the nation’s capital. Mayor Adrian Fenty has promised to sign the bill, which passed 11-2, and gay couples could begin […]

General

VIA: ABCNews.com The tide of extending marriage rights to same-sex couples — which has swept across New England in recent months — has stopped at Maine. Voters rejected a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed. The repeal comes just six months after the measure was passed by the Maine legislature […]