Black Pastors call’s black religious communities to rethink their vote, after President Barack Obama’s backing of gay marriage

 

African Americans Pastors are saying that President Obama’s support on the issue of gay marriage could cost him the election due to the weakening support among African American voters, even though he still has overwhelming support from them.

It is obvious that black voters will strongly support the current, President Barack Obama, in the next presidential election. However, pollsters have pointed out that while rejection to same sex marriage from the black community has not been that strong, there is enough indecision and widespread opposition to potentially influence a very tight race among the candidates.
The head of the Coalition of African-American Pastors, Rev, William Owens has said that Obama has taken the black vote for granted. “Obama has not done a smart thing and it might cost him the election,” he stated. “There are more people that want marriage to be right than there are homosexuals.”

Although Owens declared that “we are not Democrats, we are not Republicans, this is not a political party,” Owens still criticizes Obama’s position in support for gay marriage. He had also made a call with other pastors to the black community in order to rethink their support for the current president.
At the press conference, Owens was joined by five other black pastors and said there were 3,742 African-American pastors on board for the anti-Obama campaign. Many pastors have also made a call to the black community in order for them to not cast their vote on November.

The African American religious communities have also pointed out that the administration’s priorities have been misled. With all the challenges facing the black community, they strongly criticized the fact that Obama has decided to include support for the homosexuals in his campaign platform. Referring to this issue Owen has also said, “They have chosen to cater to Hollywood, to cater to big money, and to ignore the people who put the president where he is.”

Many interesting aspects about this issue have been taking into consideration by many reporters who predict that a coalition of conservative activists and African-American ministers will happen to drive votes away from Obama on the election day.

It seems that the public support offered by the President Barack Obama to gay marriage has created a new gap between him and the black community, who may feel closer to Republicans when it comes to this issue. Even though the question on how big the impact of Obama’s decision will affect the African American vote is still unknown, the President’s stance on gay marriage seems to be a very controversial matter that may affect some decisions on election day.