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| Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD. | |||
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January 10, 2005
The Rev. Al Sharpton must not have consulted with some gay activists inside the Beltway, or he would have also magically concluded that "gay marriage" had nothing to do with Bush's victory.
Speaking on Sunday at Atlanta's Butler Street Christian Methodist Episcopal, Sharpton said Bush used the gay marriage debate to draw attention away from the Iraq war and ignored domestic problems."I think George Bush manipulated a lot of religious feelings about marriage when the president has little or nothing to do with marriage," Sharpton said.
The 2004 election was not the place for a moral debate, the New York Democrat said.
"It was the place for a debate on Iraq, he's in charge of the military; health care, he's in charge of that; on Social Security, he's in charge of that," Sharpton said. "But we should not relinquish the morality of the church to the office of president. He has nothing to do with that."
[Sharpton: Bush took advantage of gay marriage debate - Macon Telegraph - 01-10-05]
Sharpton knows "gay marriage" has divided the black community and threatens to breach strong Democratic support in a post-election political landscape.
Recent polls show that blacks are more likely than whites to oppose gay marriage. As my colleague Darryl Fears reported in The Washington Post just before the November election, "A study by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life showed that since 2000, black Protestants have become far less likely than other Protestant groups to believe that gays should have equal rights. Black Protestant support for gay rights dipped to a low of 40 percent this year, down from 65 percent in 1996 and 59 percent in 1992."
[Could Black Voters Be Shifting Allegiance? - Washington Post - 01-10-05]
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