The Nation: Obama's Stonewall

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June 29, 2009
In 1996, when Barack Obama was running for the Illinois Senate, he was asked in a survey by Outlines, a gay community newspaper in Chicago, if he supported same-sex marriage. Unlike most candidates, who merely indicated yes or no, Obama took the unusual step of typing in his response, to which he affixed his signature. Back then not a single state permitted same-sex marriage, and sodomy was a crime. Nonetheless, Obama took a position on the progressive edge of the Democratic Party, and he did so with unmistakable clarity: "I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages." (to see the rest of the article, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106035769 )

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1. obama's bible trumps individual rights. check out the "pastor" at his new church nt

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2. Doesn't have a new church...

...announced today he will have guest clergy and use the non-denominational chapel at Camp David.

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3. THANK YOU FOR POSTING THAT!

'McKenzie isn't surprised that Obama has reached out for prayer and guidance. "This President has not shown himself to be a person in isolation — going out on dates, spending time in the community," she says. "You wouldn't expect him to isolate himself spiritually. This is a man with a faith center, we've heard him give his testimony." Her advice for how to build a life of faith within the White House? "Everybody needs to just back off and settle down. Let him choose where he's comfortable, choose where he and his family are going to be spiritually fed, and then let it be his choice." Amen.'

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4. I'm praying his views cahnge on the subject, and I am glad he's chose the Camp David church

however, time will tell if he truly backs equal marriage like he did in '96 or said that to get into elected office and then when he saw it was pragmatic, changed his view again knowing that nationally he'd have to say he was against it.