A TALE OF TWO PASTORS: Same Sex Marriage Debate Divides Men of the Cloth.
(May 22, 2009)
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As tens of thousands of Christians filled several blocks in Manhattan recently to protest the legalization of gay marriage in New York, two Black pastors have come down on different sides of gay marriage. And judging from their responses one would think they’ve read different versions of the Bible to support their stance.
Rev. Harry Jackson, who pastors a church near Washington, DC, says same-sex marriage is a threat to the traditional African-American family. Then there’s Rev. Michael Eric Dyson, a college professor, former radio show host and a leading scholar of the African-American experience. Dyson holds a more inclusive view concerning gay marriage.
Both Christian clergymen explain their opposing views, saying their faith informs their perspective. It’s an example of how two people can have the same information yet come to different conclusions.
Maine is the latest state to approve same sex marriage. In 2008 California and Connecticut State Supreme Courts struck down same sex marriage bans after Massachusetts did the same in 2003.
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