On his decision not to defend “The Marriage Act“
The Rev. Anthony Evans, who heads the National Black Church Initiative — a coalition of 34,000 black churches — is blasting President Barack Obama’s decision to stop defending the The Marriage Act.
The Rev. notes that Obama “has violated the Christian faith” by failing to uphold Jesus’ teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman.
DOMA was signed into law in September, 1996 by then President Bill Clinton. The law is intended to uphold and preserve the sanctity of marriage between a man and woman.
Gays, (and other special interest groups) who make up a substantial portion of the left-wing voting bloc, say the law is unconstitutional. Not surprisingly Obama, who was opposed to gay marriage up until now, all of a sudden agrees with them.
Obama’s new stance has angered the Rev. Evans who says black churches must “reassess their extraordinary support for him.”
Looks like President Obama will not be able to please everyone but he’ll have to take a position and make his position clear.
Anyway, it’s about time “the real church” take a stand against the president’s decision!
Conversations Of A Sistah 
Welp this is one black christian who isn’t mad. If gays want to get married I could care less.
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You betta preach Daisy!!
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I am what would be considered “church folks” just like those who don’t attened church we all have the right to believe what we want even when it comes to the bible.
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Some black folks need to stop worrying so much about what’s going on in somebodys bedroom and worry about crime/education/local/city/state/fed govt laws/rules/regulations you catch my drift.
#stillteamObama
TGIF 🙂
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@Divine
You forgot abortions.
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Obama down wit the sweet koolaids. Dem motherfuckers wit suga in dey tanks.
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I happened to like Kool Aide. Especially when it has some fruit in it. Mmmm, its the best. lol…
#TeamGod!!!!!!! I could care less about Obama
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LOL @ ***Kool Aid***
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If Lucy and Anne love each other and are happy and they not killing people or raping babies more power to them!
As long as they ‘lip lappin’ each other and not me.
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I used this as an example of the type of people we should be concerned about.
Im concerned about the child molester that lives down the street from me and not about the 2 lesbians that live across the street that speak to me every morning and are happy as can be.
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Good for Obama. Fuck those close-minded church folks.
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I don’t respect people who pick and choose which parts of “The Good Book” they want to follow.
Either you believe everything in the Bible or you believe nothing.
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I agree with Yvonne, some ppl that go to church want to defend bits and pieces of the Bible. They wanted to pray for Eddie Long because he got caught having intimate relationships with boys, but want to criticize the President for his beliefs.
If that is not hypocritical I don’t know what it. I go to church, but sometimes you have to listen to the Word and ignore the actions because some of these preachers are out of control!!
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Yeah this marriage shit is stupid…. live and let live!
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I have more pertinent concerns then Gay Marriage…
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I’m concerned about the Catholic priests diddling the alter boys in the confessional booth.
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Are these the same black churches whose Reverends, Deacons, Usherboard, and Motherboards that were at the “Free Sweetie” Rally?
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@Angelhair
No these are the same black churches that uphold that Pastor Gigolo out of ATL
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No these are the same black churches that uphold that Pastor Gigolo out of ATL
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Shit, hell which one… we got gay ones, closet gay ones, ex-rapping pastors, ex phropthesses who call themselves the 2nd, we got a pastor in a muscle shirt with a baby kitten on his head, we got pastor pass yo dollar, we got lots of gigolos… pastors…..
***Again, which one?
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LMAO!!!
^Dead*
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we got a pastor in a muscle shirt with a baby kitten on his head,
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LMAO!!!!! 🙂 🙂 I’m DEAD @ that one!!!! 🙂 🙂
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Damn!!!!
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I love that damn song.
Contrary to rumors
Gigolos get lonely too
All my lovers need stimulation
But honey babe
I think that I need youuu…
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@Angelhair – nope. It was the “let a pimp lean in his Maybach” rally.
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There are bigger problems in the world then gay marriage…Personally I don’t give a crap about traditional marriage…I’m more concerned with the state of the educational system and this damn economy.
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What is the state of the neighborhoods surrounding these churches I wonder. How involved are these churches in the community?
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I don’t have a heaven or hell to put anybody in. There are hyporcrites both inside and outside the church #thatisall
Team God/Jesus
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When did it become a crime to stand up for something you belive in?
Why do people get attacked for holding on to their beliefs?
So gays have the “right” to be married but the church doesn’t have the “right” disagree?
Oh ok…
And I used to say the phrase “There are more important issues in the wolrd besides _____” until I realized that statement doesn’t always apply. Some issues are JUST as important as others.
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When did it become a crime to stand up for something you belive in? Why do people get attacked for holding on to their beliefs?
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When what you believe in is politically INCORRECT and goes against the grain of the massive amount of sheeple.
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Ummm what is a “Black Church”??? Are we now labeling churches by skin color?
I mean school me.
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As much foul stuff that goes on in the churches, Obama’s decision should be the last thing the Rev should be angry about.
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Again, his decision doesn’t mean that EVERY church or every pastor has to take part in a same sex wedding ceremony.
These are Revs (both white and black) ought to be more concerned with how the men of the cloth are preying on these young boys.
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Just because the non-belief of gay marriage is an issue for many churches, doesn’t mean they aren’t doing things about other issues as well. Churches can and do have more than one cause.
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@Kayla,
You’re absolutely right. People are so stuck on not offending others and trying to please that they lose their own integrity.
“If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything”
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@Adriane, I agree to the 100th power!
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Church has no place in who I decide to love and marry
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Church has no place in who I decide to love and marry
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Ditto
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😦 *yawns….can a brotha get a new post.
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Whatever.
Believe what you want, practice what you want. I know what I believe, but unfortunately this post is not about me
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I believe I said “close-minded church folks”. If you felt that hit and hollered at that, that’s between you and YOUR God.
As far as standing up for what you believe in, people believed in slavery too. And used the bible to support that belief. Sooo…
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Oh yeah whatever is right 😦 since it has to be like that sadly…
Hey Yvonne and Tabatha.
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A hit dog sure will holla my mama loves that saying.
I said my .02 and you said yours… wasnt that deep. I am good with God …
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Obama shoulda made whatever decision he wanted to make, stick with it and stop tryna please this group or that group. At the end of the day, he nor I are God. We all gone have to answer to Him regardless…
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Tra,
It’s Friday.
BTW I am a drinker
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We need a juicier post than this one
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President Obama said he was evolving as it releates to this topic
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I agree people shouldnt be attacked for their beliefs but I dont think you should try and force your beliefs on others and try and stop an entire group of ppl from saying I do.
I dont discuss religion or politics at work either
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I remember when Bishop Long basically told his church to vote for Bush cause he was against gay marriage as if that was the only issue at hand
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thanks President Obama you are doing the absolute best you can 🙂
fuck a black church!
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black churches are messed up anyway, few and far n-between to find a good one but there are hundreds of thousands out there that’s fucked up… smh
read blog queen’s book.
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Ohhhhh Godddd here we go again! This is the very same BULLSHYT that allowed Bush raggedy azz to be re-elected. Tra, you just ruined my day with this post… ugghh!~
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Are there or are there not certain biblical principals Christians should live by? If not, what makes them a Christian and another not a Christian?
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Are there or are there not certain biblical principals Christians should live by? If not, what makes them a Christian and another not a Christian?
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Yes there are. First, you are to believe in the atoning death of Jesus the Christ for the forgiveness of sins. Some principals that come off the top of my head are to love each other, forgive, worship the Father, spread the good news of Jesus, care for the poor, have faith in Jesus, pray, be pure and modest.
What makes a person a Christian is first their belief in the resurrection of Jesus and that His death and resurrection was a sacrifical death for the sins of man. Second is to live by the commandents, to be as Paul states, doers and not only hearers of the Word.
That help?
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@LISA
That’s why I could never even pretend to be a Christian of any kind. I personally questioned everything you mentioned and the more I question without finding answers the less I can bring myself to believe in any of it.
I’m just not wired to go with something on faith alone. I need facts and logic. Things that organized religion simply cannot give me.
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@YVONNE: I use to be the same way. Matter of fact I still struggle. But what changed me was loosing my job. I cried out to the Lord because, sadly, He was my “last option”. Man oh man best decision I ever made!
Like I said, I do not agree with homosexuality, but it saddens me the comments that heterosexuals make against gays and it saddens me that gays are not protected under hate crimes. Maybe that will change soon.
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@Lisa, YES! That does help, and that’s my belief as well. Thank you.
I asked question because I know a lot of non-Christians that question why there are so many Christians that profess to be Christians, yet they are living just like them (non-Christians).
I know we all sin, and that we are not to judge anyone’s faith because we don’t know their heart, but this is the very reason why many think some Christians are hypocrites.
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There are hypocrites both inside and outside the church as I stated before sorry that’s a #petpeeve of mine.
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Sorry, I am a conservative Christian and nope, I do not believe in gay marriage.
That being said, I do feel that today’s rhetoric against homosexuals is vile and that they should have hate crime protection as well (the bill here in VA was just shot down)
But do I think Obama is flip flopping on the issue? yes sir
Then again didn’t Bush come out in favor of it as well after he left office?
I know Cindy McCain, one of the Bush twins, and even Anne Coulter have relaxed their stance on gay marriage
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I just don’t feel like religion has ANYTHING to do with HUMAN RIGHTS… love is love… so let’s all party together!:party:
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Heyy ya’ll 🙂 Where is everybody at???
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FAAAAAAAAAALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW HEY PRETTY BISH…WE STILL HUNG UP IN THE SHEEN POST… I THINK
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FLORIDA 🙂 HEY BOOOOO!
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“I’m not challenging anyone’s right to marry whomever they see fit – marry who the f*ck you want to marry, I wanted a woman and I got me one, if you want a dude, big ups, but I’ve got more important shit to do!”…Now Trace done posted some food and it look good as hell…I’m OUT!
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*heads to see whats goin on in the food post*
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If your not Gay or a lesbo by 2015 you SHIT outta luck, cause that’s who run this damn country sad but true….just watch… will you take the mark….Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
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I was born and raised in the church as well as have personal relationship w/my Lord and Saviour (there is a difference to me) I still don’t think being gay is a sin and I support gay marriage. Even if being gay is a sin God loves all of us he just hates the sin (my belief). I don’t feel I am any less christian than any other person who says they are christian. I believe Jesus died and rose for my sins.
God Bless and have a great weekend
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I still don’t think being gay is a sin and I support gay marriage. Even if being gay is a sin God loves all of us he just hates the sin
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@ Daisy unbelievable, leave church alone altogether PLEASE WOW, SMH…I would not tell nobody i read and believe in the Holy bible and make a comment like that…I would have just said “To each it’s own”…this is sad really, for all the bible believers that say you are so holy and a christian when in reality aint no such thing as christian….BYE
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@DANNY
Christian means to be christ-like. Now I for one do not call my self Christian because I could not hold a candle to Chrtist. But I do believe in him and try to follow his teachings. I am not religious either, but spiritual, because those that worship him must worshiip him in spirit and truth.
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@Daisy Aren’t homosexuals trying to force their beliefs on us? Blank stare. I guess that is okay in your book. Girl, please. #penisgoesintovagina
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@Daisy Aren’t homosexuals trying to force their beliefs on us? Blank stare. I guess that is okay in your book. Girl, please. #penisgoesintovagina
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Most homosexuals beleive in and fear god, maybe if you have any questions about that perhaps you should ask one, but I ask why the hell do people care about who in all likely hood someone you dont know marries, what does it have to do with you, if two men being married threaten your commitment than you have a problem.
The president said his beleif on this is evolving I applaud the grown ups in the room. I have very little faith in the black church just look at the black communities they serve their outreach is largely within!
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I have very little faith in the black church just look at the black communities they serve their outreach is largely within!
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There are a lot of black churches all over the country that do wonderful things in their neighborhoods/communities, and most of their outreach is without.
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WOW aint no such thing as christian, another man mad self religion, it aint even biblical written…..no where you will find christian in the bible as religion ….his name is YAH most folks don’t even know it is in there, and besides if the gay do marry, what is the point, half of the people aint saved, not gonna be saved, and aint trying to be saved so it’s pointless
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funny
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*sigh* The black church…. *Lord I pray*
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Where is Rezzie/Restoration to throws stone at all of you…..
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Who give s a flick about religion?! I personally believe the majority of it is man-made as well, but I do believe in a God/Higher Power.
I think everybody should just mind their business, worship as the please and worry about saving their own raggedy-azzed souls. Whether you believe in Allah, Jesus, Yahweh, Lord, Jehovah, Buddha, the dope man or the damn Easter Bunny, who gives a hoot?!
Worship who you want and as you please. As long as you are not harming others or yourself in the process- I don’t have nary an opinion on who you choose to believe in.
Whatever keeps your azz sane….
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We are not all going to agree religously. I could write a whole dissertation against Run’s view but I’m not.
Bottom line, Barack Obama started his term against gay marriage and now he is slowly turning agianst that stance. Is he sincere or just trying to ante up for reelection? Time will tell
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If being “gay” is against your religion, offends you, or you find it immoral, or you just don’t approve…then DON’T DO IT!! But those are not reasons not to allow other tax paying, law abiding citizens a right that is given to every other citizen of this country. And you don’t even have to be a decent citizen to marry. Any bum, murderer, rapist, felon, crack dealer, etc…can get married…but yet certain people are treating it like it’s some divine right??!! If a same sex couple marries, how does it really affect you other than the fact that you disapprove?
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If you belive marriage is some type of religious experience that’s your right. But I see a marriage license simply as a legal document that entitles you to certain rights and priviledges.
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I don’t beleive in a lot of stuff, but that doesn’t make me wrong for my belief. I use to be hard on gays. But my cousin was gay and he died of aids. He was the most loving and caring person you would ever want to meet. So just because you are gay doesn’t mean you aren’t human and don’t deserve respect and to be loved.
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I don’t care what happens on nobody’s mattress. That’s how I keep my house and nose clean. Do what you do… what you eat don’t make ME shit.
If homosexuals are going to hell, what can you do besides try to get YOUR a$$ into heaven? If you don’t like gays… don’t become one – and now that THAT problem is solved, you can work on checking off the rest of that shit off your list that will get you into heaven.
End transmission
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(sigh)
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The bible speaks against fornication too….
People don’t seem to get as upset about that tho’
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