*Minister Louis Farrakhan recently responded to President Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage calling him “the first president that sanctioned what the scriptures forbid,” according to a video posted by the Nation of Islam’s, Finalcall.com. [Scroll down to watch.]
During an address at the California Convention Center on Sunday, the Nation of Islam leader also ridiculed the media for its portrayal of Obama after the announcement, and chastised politicians and clergy for hypocritically supporting gay marriage despite the fact that the Bible forbids it, reports the Huffington Post.
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Throughout his speech, Farrakhan carefully points out that he does not condone homophobia, saying “I’m not your enemy. I’m your brother, and I do love you.” However, he said “sin is sin according to the standard of God.”
“Males coming to males with lust in their hearts as they should to a female,” he said. “Now don’t you dare say Farrakhan was preaching hate; he’s homophobic. I’m not afraid of my brothers and sisters or others who may be practicing what God condemned in the days of Lot. That’s not our job to be hateful of our people. Our job is to call us to sanity.”
Farrakhan goes on to call out clergy who support gay marriage, saying they are placing society’s needs over God’s.
“Is this the book that you believe in, but now you(‘re) backing down from an aspect of it because people will get offended?” he asked.
He also ridicules Newsweek for their magazine cover that referred to Obama as the “first gay president,” and attacked politicians who take their oath with their hand on the Bible.
“If the book is no good,” he said. “What the hell are you using it for to take an oath of office to uphold, not the Bible, but the constitution?”
Farrakhan’s words are a mere addition to a firestorm of responses since Obama officially endorsed gay marriage. The president’s announcement has the black church community split down the middle with some clergy speaking out against gay marriage and others asking their congregants not to let Obama’s stance affect their vote.
Nevertheless, research shows Obama’s announcement has had a limited impact on black voters despite common expectations. A recent Washington Post-ABC survey found that the majority of blacks support gay marriage, jumping to 59 percent after the president officially endorsed it.
Whateva, Pastor Farrakhan!
This was a great sermon! I wish I had been there to hear the rest of it.
Who really cares? Get with the program and stop putting everything on the bible that was written by MAN. Homosexuality is nothing new…it’s been around on this planet earth since the beginning of evolution of humann beings.
It’s obvious you did not listen to the video because he covered that..lol
Obama is compiling an unenviable record: sanctioning once more the days of Sodom and Gomorrah, first war mongering Democratic president, prosecuting whistle blowers under the espionage act, allowing indefinite detention without charge (thankfully, struck down by a judge) …
The interrogators who tortured prisoners, the officials who gave the orders, the attorneys who authored the torture memos, and the CIA agents who destroyed the interrogation tapes have not been held professionally accountable, much less charged with crimes. But John Kiriakou is facing decades in prison for helping expose torture.
There is nothing worse than Democrats like Obama and Clinton who base their governing on pandering to their detractors. When it’s not kissing Republicans ass, it’s something as abominable as pandering to the gay mafia.
Grace, he was in San Diego this past Sunday and he looked wonderful…he’s gotten much older and doesn’t pack the punch he used to but people were super excited to see and her him. I hear his wife has been sick. Love me some Minister Farrakhan. If you get a chance, check out his lecture on the Cruxification of Michael Jackson. Its AWESOME…
Is anyone surprised at his position on this subject? I know I’m not and I could careless… Preach on, Farrakhan. When you start to get on my nerves I simply turn the channel.
Minister Farrakhan makes a number of commendable statements – he is not homophobic, he is not afraid of our brothers and sisters, he loves us, and it should not be up to flawed people to call others bad. However, his example of Sodom and Gomorrah is not one of love, but brutal vengeance against an entire people judged not to be righteous. This brutality allows no grey – you are either good or bad. But what about children or people only partially guilty. Should they all be destroyed?
It is this inconsistent message that concerns me about the Minister.