Black Ministers are coming to Obama's defense
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RALEIGH, N.C. (NNPA) – As the election between President Obama and Mitt Romney enters the final stretch, Black ministers are becoming more outspoken in taking on colleagues who are urging his defeat because of his support of same-sex marriage.
For the Rev. Dwight McKissic, a Black Southern Baptist, told the Associated Press, "[On Election Day], I plan to go fishin.'"
Rev. Derrick Harkins, Democratic National Committee Faith Outreach director, said, "How dare anyone say to somebody that you ought not exercise the franchise that people literally have breathed their life's effort and life's blood into for us to have, and especially now when we have the opportunity to continue the work that we've begun."
He added, "Follow the money, follow the support,"Money – and conservative politics – is the basis of some of the criticism of Obama by some Black pastors.
In an effort to galvanize his support base in the Black church in the midst of growing headlines that African-American pastors, angered by his personal endorsement of same-sex marriage, were telling their communities not to vote in November, President Barack Obama spoke with many Black ministers from across the nation by telephone last month, urging them to stick with him.
Meanwhile a local pastor says he has now pulled a controversial radio ad he's featured in that blasted Pres. Obama for several weeks. That ad was paid for by a right-wing group that has made removing Obama from office one of its top priorities.
Many of the ministers are telling all who would listen not to vote for Republican Mitt Romney either because of his Mormon faith. Mormonism is seen by some in the Christian Black church as a racist cult because of its long history of racism, a history the Mormon church never apologized for.
What is becoming more and more evident is that several of the black pastors most prominent in telling African-Americans to sit this presidential election out are being backed by the right-wing lobbying group known as NOM – the National Organization for Marriage. Read more
RALEIGH, N.C. (NNPA) – As the election between President Obama and Mitt Romney enters the final stretch, Black ministers are becoming more outspoken in taking on colleagues who are urging his defeat because of his support of same-sex marriage.
For the Rev. Dwight McKissic, a Black Southern Baptist, told the Associated Press, "[On Election Day], I plan to go fishin.'"
Rev. Derrick Harkins, Democratic National Committee Faith Outreach director, said, "How dare anyone say to somebody that you ought not exercise the franchise that people literally have breathed their life's effort and life's blood into for us to have, and especially now when we have the opportunity to continue the work that we've begun."
He added, "Follow the money, follow the support,"Money – and conservative politics – is the basis of some of the criticism of Obama by some Black pastors.
In an effort to galvanize his support base in the Black church in the midst of growing headlines that African-American pastors, angered by his personal endorsement of same-sex marriage, were telling their communities not to vote in November, President Barack Obama spoke with many Black ministers from across the nation by telephone last month, urging them to stick with him.
Meanwhile a local pastor says he has now pulled a controversial radio ad he's featured in that blasted Pres. Obama for several weeks. That ad was paid for by a right-wing group that has made removing Obama from office one of its top priorities.
Many of the ministers are telling all who would listen not to vote for Republican Mitt Romney either because of his Mormon faith. Mormonism is seen by some in the Christian Black church as a racist cult because of its long history of racism, a history the Mormon church never apologized for.
What is becoming more and more evident is that several of the black pastors most prominent in telling African-Americans to sit this presidential election out are being backed by the right-wing lobbying group known as NOM – the National Organization for Marriage. Read more
