BLACK PASTORS OPPOSE GAY MARRIAGE

From the Family Research Council:

On the issue of marriage, President Obama may speak for liberals, but he doesn't speak for the black community. That became painfully obvious in North Carolina when 61% of the state, including the majority of African Americans, turned out to protect what Obama had attacked: marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Months later, the President's miscalculation is still costing him, as 18% of African Americans say they are still undecided about which candidate to support.

Thousands of black church leaders continue to speak out against his position, including the Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP), which is combating what it sees as a phony civil rights movement. Adding to their frustration, the NAACP has taken to bucking its base and launching its own campaign to support same-sex "marriage" in Maryland. Featuring Julian Bond, the organization's chairman emeritus, the ads insist that the state's "gay and lesbian families share the same values" as the NAACP "and they should share in the right to marry."

Rev. Bill Owens, who presides over CAAP, had plenty to say about the campaign. "Gay marriage is not a civil right it's a civil wrong, and the NAACP needs to change its name to the National Association for the Advancement of Gay People if it's now spending money not to advance the interest of black people but of the gay community."

Meanwhile, as the race over marriage tightens, the Maryland Marriage Alliance released its first television spot, encouraging voters to oppose Question 6. You can help support that effort by clicking here. Help remind Marylanders that while everyone is entitled to love and respect, no one--not even President Obama--is entitled to redefining marriage.