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Blacks and Same Sex Marriage

rocketsquirrel Wrote: May 21, 2012 6:53 AM
Strictly a guess here - when election day rolls around (sad to say), many African-Americans that vote then will reduce who they vote for down to skin color. And they will vote for President Obama simply based on race. On the positive side, the vast majority of white voting Americans are past the race issue. True! We have moved forward!
Bill110 Wrote: May 21, 2012 7:25 AM
Not forward,---backward. Most whites vote for "green"(backs). Some self righteously vote for green (energy). Most just see "shades of grey'.
Doug5049 Wrote: May 21, 2012 7:29 AM
I vote for freedom. This rules out most Democrats and Republicans.
Doug5049 Wrote: May 21, 2012 6:56 AM
Yes, those who vote based on skin color have moved beyond MLK's advice not to judge people on the color of their skin.

Perhaps history will show that the first black president’s biggest contribution to black America was forcing this community to come to terms with its own identity and priorities.

By formalizing his support of same sex marriage, President Obama has pushed blacks to decide what is most important to them. The Biblical message they hear in church every Sunday, or the big government liberalism that they regularly vote for on Tuesday of Election Day.

I’ve often talked about what I call the “Sunday-Tuesday Gap’ in black America.

The black church has always played a central role in black American life. Blacks...

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