Al Sharpton, Black Clergy Argue Md. Same-Sex Marriage Referendum Is Civil Rights Issue

By: American Decency Staff

Prominent black clergy, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, are encouraging American black voters to consider Maryland's November ballot referendum on same-sex marriage as a civil rights issue, as opposed to a religious or political issue…

 

Not all those attending the conference agreed with the legalization of same-sex marriage, which has been a hot topic of political discussion since President Barack Obama voiced his support for same-sex marriage in May.

In a roundtable discussion on the last day of the conference, the Rev. Annette Wilson outwardly opposed Obama's view on same-sex marriage.

"When God says a man should not lie with another man as a woman, that's what he meant," she told those at the roundtable discussion.

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