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| Rev. Jamie Washington |
The Baltimore Sun states:
Since marriage equality became a hot-button issue, a growing number of African-American ministers, both straight and openly gay, have weighed in with support for our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters and elevate the message that we are all children of the creator. Where there is love, there is God.Jamie Washington is a pastor of the Unity Fellowship Church of Baltimore, and a person I have met on many occasions, had this to say:
Leaders such as Rev. Dennis Wiley, a Maryland resident and pastor of Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ in Washington, D.C., have spoken out publicly and unapologetically about their support for all loving and committed couples. Advocates like Rev. Dorothy Harris, pastor of Unity Fellowship Church of Columbia, and Pastor Larry Brumfield with Westminster's Church of the Brethren are standing firmly in solidarity.
Our LGBT brothers and sisters want the same things as everyone else. They want what is at the core of marriage equality — to make a lifelong promise in front of family, friends and God to commit to each other and take care of one another.I'm hoping their work will break through the old prejudices held by the many in the Black community.
2 comments:
Good news at last! Of course I hope MD sees marriage equality soon.
And kudos to those Baptist ministers for seeing the light. I doubt we'll ever see the Catholic church see it, but we can hope.
But I think we're all going to see it because if you look at the last great marriage push, the one that resulted in Loving v. Virginia, the marriage equality movement seems to be following the same trajectory.
A handful of states have legislatively granted equality, and another handful were granted it via judicial review.
Eventually, I'd say within the next two years this IS going to land at the United States Supreme Court. And they aren't stupid, even Scalia knows it's inevitable. Sure, he'll be on the opposing side but it will be a half-hearted opposition.
And to those who say you cannot conflate marriage equality rights with civil rights, I say they are wrong! Marriage equality IS a civil rights issue too!
It's all about love. One of the most powerfullest words on earth.
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