Gay Group Encourages Barack Obama to Cut Ties with Controversial Singer
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama is drawing criticism from gay rights activist for scheduling gospel singer Donnie McClurkin to perform at his campaign fundraiser in South Carolina this weekend. McClurkin in the past has made comments stating that homosexuality is a choice and the he doesn’t believe it is “the intention of God.”
In a statement released, Obama said, “…I strongly disagree with Reverend McClurking’s views and will continue to fight for these rights as president of the United States to ensure that America is a country that spreads tolerance instead of division.” He did not state whether McClurkin is still scheduled to perform.
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:05 pm
There has not been a peep from the gay community on Hillary’s endorsement by anti-gay black ministers. This is a terrible double standard. Hillary never has had the guts to say the word “gay” in any speech she ever gave to a broad audience; she saves it for fundraisers to gay civil rights group. In Obama’s first speech to a national audience, when no one would have demanded that he address the point, he did anyway on his own, because that’s where his heart is. He famously said, “We have gay friends in the Red states,” trying to get everyone to see the humanity in others.
When we start judging candidates by the personal views of people who just get up on stage on sing for them, we’ve really lost our way