From the gay liberal-oriented Washington Blade: "Black clergy members decried President Obama’s endorsement of
same-sex marriage during a news conference on Friday as a betrayal of
the black civil rights movement as they admitted limited financial ties
to the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage. Rev. William Owens, [conservative] founder and president of the Coalition of
African-American Pastors, held the conference standing along with a
group of nearly 30 black religious leaders as part of the organization’s
annual leadership summit, which this year took place at the Hyatt
Regency in Arlington, Va."
The article continues about Rev. Owens' comments: "'The president sold us out,' Owens said. 'He is in the White House
because of the civil rights movement and mainly because of the
African-American community, who voted for him 97 percent to be
president. He sold us out for money — no other way. The African-American
community represents 13 percent of the population, the gay and lesbian
community represents three percent. So it wasn’t for the votes; it was
for the money. I called him Judas then, and I call him Judas now.'"
More: "During the news conference, Owens said he’s spoken out against
same-sex marriage in every state for several years where it’s come to
the ballot and announced a campaign starting in North Carolina on Oct. 7
where he would travel swing states in the presidential election —
including Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania — to talk about limiting
marriage to one man, one woman. 'In every state where it has been on the ballot, the African-American
community has voted way ahead of the other population standing for
marriage between a man and a woman,' Owens said. 'Certain politicians
have taken it on themselves to decide that it’s OK, it’s already for a
man to marry a man and a woman to marry a woman, and we disagree, and we
stand and we fight for what the Bible says.'"
Pastor: "President Obama Has Sold His Black Base Out For Gays. He Is A Judas"
