buzzz worthy. . .
Donnie McClurkin withdrew from a performance on Aug. 10 at the King Memorial due to his views on homosexuality.
The concert was entitled “Reflections on Peace: From Gandhi to King.” It’s the first in a series of events scheduled to take place in D.C. over the next two weeks to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for civil rights at which King delivered his famous “I Have A Dream” speech.
Concerned about McClurkin's presence being a "distraction" DC Mayor Vincent Gray requested that organizers (D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities) ask the popular gospel artist not to participate.
From the Washington Blade. . .
"McClurkin’s withdrawal from the event, which is being organized by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, came one day after local gay activist and longtime civil rights advocate Phil Pannell called the gospel singer’s public statements on homosexuality 'vile.'"
Pannell and other LGBT activists said McClurkin’s participation in the event would be at odds with King’s call for ending discrimination and injustice against all people."
President Obama will speak at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary o the March on Washington.
McClurkin has testified that he has been changed from the gay lifestyle and has worked to help gay Christians embrace the biblical view of homosexuality.
Is rejecting McClurkin, ironically, a form of reverse discrimination? And is the mayor inadvertently co-signing the rejecting anyone who openly disagrees with the gay agenda?