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In reply to the discussion: Obama Taps Anti-Gay Preacher for Inaugural Benediction (with Shocking Quotes) [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)You are talking about RELIGIOUS leaders. By definition, they follow a RELIGION, a GOD.
You may not approve of them, but by definition, that's what they are. They will of COURSE follow and teach their religious beliefs.
If Obama picks a pastor to do a prayer, he or she will be a religious leader who will almost certainly believe homosexuality is a sin. That is the nature of religions.
But whether the religious leader chooses to make a crusade out of something is different entirely.
I'm female, and I know that most religious leaders believe that women should be subservient to men. That's the nature of Christianity, Islam, and most other religions, to my knowledge. What matters to me is whether they choose to emphasize that or make a crusade out of it.
These are not fairy tales to religious people.
It is important that this pastor chose to go on some sort of anti-gay crusade or make strong statements. That's unusual. So, as I asked, why this pastor? He must've done something to warrant being selected.
I should add that I think this is a strange choice for Obama. Knowing how this issue has been front and center in recent years, and how hard fought recent gains have been. Strange.