Controversial “not anti-gay” preacher Donnie McClurkin and friend of Barack Obama performed at the Republican National Convention in 2004.
Huffington Post has the video. And, as you can imagine, it’s breathtaking, especially his praise of President Bush:
After you’ve done all you can, you just stand.
Don’t give up, don’t give in, you just stand.
Oh, Mr. President, tonight, you just stand.
Will McClurkin show as much love for Democrat Obama?
Rt. Rev. Dr. RES
I have nothing but true sadness for American gays and lesbians who are so ill-served by so-called activist organisations (with the exception of GLAD that made MA marriage possible), and by false friends in and out of the GLBT community who sell out for power and position
hisurfer
Even if Obama gets rid of the phobes it’s still a fucking gospel tour on the campaign trail. I don’t want to see a holy roller in the White House, ever. I’ve defended believers on this site before, but they’re fair game to me when they bring Jesus into politics. Bush and Blair got us into a big enough mess with their bible-based war/crusade.
Gregg
Why are people seriously considering Obama? He made one good speech YEARS ago, and he looks good. That’s about it. He has no experience, no authority, and no record to go on.
rjp3
Homosexuality has really ravished our children,†said McClurkin, in an interview at the FamilyChristian.com website. He referred to homosexuality as abominable in a 2004 interview with a Christian magazine in Britain.
In numerous interviews, McClurkin has made widely known that he has struggled against his own attractions to other men — attractions which he says are the result of having been raped by STRAIGHT male pedophile relatives twice when he was a child.
“Donnie McClurkin has said that he is at war with the gay community, so it seems inconsistent with what the senator has said or even his own history and voting record.â€
Less attention has been paid to two of the other performers. Joining McClurkin on Sunday, and performing with others on Friday in North Charleston, will be a sister duo called Mary Mary.
The sisters, Erica and Tina Atkins, interviewed in December and asked them how they feel about gays
“I don’t agree with the lifestyle… They have issues and need someone to encourage them like everybody else — just like the murderer, … just like the prostitute.â€
Tina Atkins echoed those comments saying, “We don’t necessarily agree with the lifestyle, but we don’t pride ourselves on bashing.†(SURE YOU DONT – RIGHT!)
“Everyone has things in their life that they need to CORRECT…†said Tina Atkins. “Even though that’s the way we feel, we don’t bash.â€
Best to ask gay people if they consider that bashing. I sure am offend you WHORE.
Does being compared to a WHORE offend you Ms. Atkins?
McClurkin, Mary Mary and the Grammy Award-winning Walker that all three “have spoken aggressively against the LGBT community without apology.â€
Majic
First of all, I guess “strongly urging†to have Donnie dropped didn’t work. I think it was a bias request because it says gays want to be accepted for their belief (OK to be gay), but don’t want others to be accepted despite their beliefs (Not OK to be gay).
I also think challenging African-American religious leaders is misleading. Gays ONLY challenge the Christian religion, because Muslims and Jews don’t accept them PERIOD. You would think that gays would appreciate Christianity for embracing them when the others don’t. Not going to happen though. You give a person an inch, you know the rest.
People will have to be legally blind to believe that a person’s skin color can be compared to two people of the same gender having sex. Do you see how stupid that sounds? Oh, and FYI, what is even more stupid, it’s always compared to black skin, no other color. The trick is this—It’s like being black, why we would want the controversy? Good question.
When it comes to God, he doesn’t approve of sex out of wedlock. Is there a such thing as a gay virgin? I’ll wait for the answer. Time’s up. I didn’t think so either. Homosexuality is about sex and that’s it. You can love people of the same gender, but CAN’T YOU KEEP YOUR LEGS CLOTHES? I hope no one does to your children what was done to Donnie as child.
This is my conclusion, if all people want to bring their sexual issues to church, you have to accept the following 3 rules and warning.
1. All adulterers, fornicators, masturbators, child molesters and homosexuals will have equal say, without being shut out.
2. All of the issues must be brought up in the Mosques, Temples and Churches everywhere.
3. You must also accept bestiality, because some people say they were born that way. It’s happening in Europe –> http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/may/25/broadcasting.radio
Warning – Do not tell God that the religious people said “you can be gay.†Remember religious people don’t have a Heaven or Hell for you.