I just ran across this article.

An enduring sentiment among black civil rights and church leaders, given new expression in this article.


Black pastors: Homosexual rights far cry from Civil Rights

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By Russ Jones, OneNewsNow.com
May 15, 2014



Black pastors in Detroit are outraged that some are comparing homosexual rights to the Civil Rights movement.

In March a federal judge overturned the 2004, voter-approved amendment to the Michigan Constitution that defines marriage as one man and one woman.
Approximately 2.7 million voters approved the measure but Judge Bernard Friedman ruled that the marriage law is not "rational."

"We will not follow men who would rather believe a lie than the truth," says Dr. Randolph Thomas, senior pastor of Greater Bethlehem Church in Detroit.

Thomas is also president of the 100-member Baptist Pastors Fellowship of Detroit and Vicinity, which proclaims on its website the belief in "one man, one woman, for life."
The website also proclaims that homosexuality is not a "valid alternative lifestyle" but is condemned by the Bible as sin.

"We cannot and we will not endorse anyone who blatantly blasphemes the Word of God and leads people in the wrong direction," Thomas tells OneNewsNow.
Pastor Stacy Swimp says the pastors are offended by the comparison of marriage redefinition to Black civil rights struggles.

"They're trying to equate it with the historical struggles of black Americans," he suggests. "And we're saying that is not only untrue but it's absolutely an insult."

The pastors are allowed to file an amicus brief in the 6th District court, and they are calling on others who live in the same district to join them in the legal filing.
The Gospel Herald reports the pastors are working with the Thomas More Law Center to file the amicus brief.