Would Martin Luther King Jr. have fought for same-sex marriage rights?
Martin Luther King leaning on a lectern. Deutsch: 1964: Martin Luther King Português: Martin Luther King (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The ongoing debate was recently sparked by Michael Long , author of the upcoming book Keeping It Straight? Martin Luther King, Jr. , Homosexuality , and Gay Rights , who feels the civil rights leader would have sided with those advocating for gay marriage. However, most do not believe King would have petitioned for homosexual marriage. The Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson , founder and president of The Brotherhood Organization of A New Destiny, told The Christian Post that in studying King’s speeches, he could not conceive the civil rights leader heading a gay rights movement. “King was a man sent by God to do His will and there is no way that you can have that type of relationship with God and accept wrong as right," Peterson told CP. "In the scriptures it says that homosexuality is an abomination against God.” Although the Rev. Martin Luther King