Reply #67: What???

[DivorcingNeo]

Who ever said McClurken was good and moral?

Also, reality check, black people are not a monolithic group, so I do not deny some people have an issue with the comments he's made and some perhaps don't. I do not follow organized religion so I could give two fucks to the wind what McClurken's opinion is on gay people. Like I care less what Pat Robertson's is on Black people or non-Christians.

Anyway, once again, the issue is about some of you attempting to paint Senator Obama as homophobic although the man has directly addressed this issue clearly and concisely. He does not endorse, agree or give a pass to the comments this man has made in the past or presently.

From Barack Obama:

"Over the last several weeks, the question of LGBT equality was placed on center stage by the appearance of Donnie McClurkin at one of my campaign events. McClurkin is a talented performer and a beloved figure among many African Americans and Christians around the country. At the same time, he espouses beliefs about homosexuality that I completely reject."

"The events of the last several weeks are not the occasion that I would have chosen to discuss America’s divisions on gay rights and my own deep commitment to LGBT equality. Now that the issue is before us, however, I do not intend to run away from it. These events have provided an important opportunity for us to confront a difficult fact: There are good, decent, moral people in this country who do not yet embrace their gay brothers and sisters as full members of our shared community."

Read the rest yourself
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/alexokrent/C5zH


Now I do not know how much clearer the man can be on the subject. Yet, here we go on and on like a fucken merry go round.