A large coalition of African-American pastors, snubbed by President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder in their demand for a meeting to discuss same-sex marriage, are calling on blacks to boycott the president and sign a petition demanding that the administration withdraw support for gay marriage.

“By embracing gay marriage, President Obama is leading the country down an immoral path,” said Rev. William Owens, president of the 1,300-member Coalition of African-American Pastors. “Some things are bigger than the next election.”

The pastors are angered with Obama’s recent endorsement of gay marriage. Obama did not, however, suggest that he would push for a federal mandate allowing same-sex marriages to take place.

Owens is the voice of a large segment of black pastors who support traditional marriage between a man and a women. “The Black church has always been the conscience of America, and today we are calling on black pastors and black Christians to withhold support from President Obama until he corrects course,” he said.

His group also started a petition to encourage Obama to change his mind. It’s called 100000signatures4marriage.com.

The group also called on the African, Methodist and Episcopal Church to denounce the president's actions.

That seems unlikely since the AME Church Convention, which met in Nashville last week, had first lady Michelle Obama speak. In her address, she credited the civil rights advocacy of AME churches for paving a path for a black president. “My husband is in the White House today because of them,” she said.

Still, said Owens, “In the midst of this great moral struggle, we are also asking the great AME Church to reaffirm Biblical views on marriage that is between one man and one woman. The AME Church has not taken a position on this important issue in more than twenty years and it is time to get off the sidelines.”

Their opposition to gay marriage could influence how black churches turn out the vote for Obama.

“We were once proud of President Obama, but our pride has turned to shame,” said Owens.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/black-pastors-target-obama/article/2501482
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Good for them.

They will vote for him anyway.

as a woman of color and a christian

there are much larger things at stake, and I strongly disagree with his stance on homosexual marriage

but there is no absolute list of all right answers in politics, because there is too much ground to cover

I dont hold him to a higher standard than any other president I voted for who didnt support EVERYTHING I supported or oppose EVERYTHING I opposed


plenty of people of color in the christian faith will be voting for him,,,,

Yes, they will.

with everything going on nowadays, it seems sad that that's the reason they are not voting for him... i can personally think of 300 other reasons not to...

Obama needs to spread the love around to the black pastors. In Dallas our "black hole Commissioner", John Wiley Price, keeps his black pastors in fold by "greasing" the pulpit so to speak. It has worked for him so far.


He is a real gem.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc1zGRUPztc

its not that uncommon really

as within our families,, we can love without always agreeing and we reprimand while still supporting


this will not be a major enough issue to cause much of a loss in support,,,although there will continue to be 'reprimands' from community leaders

i thought he was in prison? seemed like he was going when i moved from dallas

Your thinking of former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill. He was sentenced to 18 years for bribery and extortion. Two of his co-conspirators were found guilty and sentenced also.



Both Hills were convicted. If Hill, his wife and Lee had pleaded guilty avoided a trial, they might have been looking at just a few years behind bars.But all three rolled the dice and today must pay the price. Doh!



Price is now under a FBI investigation. Seems they found a couple of hundred thousand dollars in his home and several expensive autos.