Black Pastor Thanks Civil Rights Movement Then Says Gays Don’t Deserve Same Equality
Rev. William Owens on Tuesday compared President Barack Obama to Judas, the Apostle of Jesus that betrayed him, because he supports marriage equality. Not only that, but Rev. Owens, who is the founder of the Coalition of African-Americans Pastors and also a liaison to black churches for the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), also said, “The President is in the White House because of the civil rights movement, and I was a leader in that movement, and I didn’t march one inch, one foot, one yard for a man to marry a man or a woman to marry a woman.”
Basically, “I have my equal rights, so I’m going to fight against these people getting equal rights, because God said so.”
He then goes on rambling incoherently about equal rights and blood and Jesus, saying, “So the President has forgotten the price that was paid. People died or they suffered or they gave their blood to have equal rights in the United States. And for the homosexual community and for the President to bow to the money, as Judas did with Jesus Christ, is a disgrace and we are ashamed. We will not take it back. We will not back down. We are going to take action across this country to change the course that this President has us in.”
At first you think he’s starting to come to a point, then he just compares the president to Judas for some reason. Is he trying to say that LGBT people (the Romans) are giving him money for his campaign, therefore he’s betraying America (Jesus) by supporting gay rights, and that is a disgrace that they are ashamed of? I can’t tell. Rev. Owens has also launched a campaign urging black voters to not support President Obama’s bid for reelection because of his support for marriage equality.
I just find it funny that a black man, especially one who fought in the Civil Rights Movement, is trying to deny equal rights to another minority that is constantly stereotyped and discriminated against. It’s also disheartening though that people actually think this. Black support for gay rights is significantly low, and NOM has taken advantage of this. As documents that were uncovered during an investigation showed, NOM is apparently, but not surprisingly, trying to “drive a wedge between gays and blacks” in order to prevent the advancement of marriage equality.
Posted on August 1, 2012, in LGBT and tagged black pastor, Black Pastor Thanks Civil Rights Movement For Equality Then Says Gays Don't Deserve Same Equality, civil rights movement, gay rights, judas, marriage equality, national organization for marriage, nom, obama, president, rev william owens compares obama to judas. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
NOM doesn’t need to drive a wedge between “gays and blacks” Obama and the democrat party already did that. And since when is gay marriage a right? A fantastic article on the subject can be found at the Center for Public Justice’s website. In my opinion, the ‘STATE’ shouldn’t be involved in marriage at all. It’s just another reason to levy taxes and create govt revenue with ‘marriage licenses’, ‘recording fees’, etc. Why should the govt be made aware that Ron married Alan or Jack married Jill? What business is it of theirs to recognize any marriage let alone gay marriage.
http://www.cpjustice.org/stories/storyReader$1178
If you want the law changed then CHANGE THE LAW. I find it amazing that liberals don’t like laws and choose which one’s they choose to obey (see PA voter ID law and who is saying they won’t enforce it…oh, and see DOMA and POTUS. I thought the president swears to uphold ALL LAWS even those he disagrees with, but liberals scoff at this fact).
You should pray to God by closing prayer in Jesus’ name and possibly your prayers will be answered. But on EVERY STATE ballot to support gay marriage in law that has come up it has been defeated. and soundly. Why? Are the majority of people bigoted and discriminatory? I guess so…just like all those bigoted people who voted in a black president. But the people just happened to be ‘smart’ that day but now seem dumb and not living in the world today right?
Reverend Owens may be wrong in the course of history, if that history is beat down our throats by an intolerant press and liberal progressive Occupiers, but one thing is for sure, he stands more for Chicago Values than Rahm and the left do. Soon, you will want to take away his right to say and believe those very values. You already are and you are too hypocritical to notice.
Goodnight…that’s my rant against intolerance on those who claim tolerance for all.