Many black pastors remain opposed to same-sex marriage
W ASHINGTON - They love President Barack Obama . But when it comes to his support for same-sex marriage, some of the nation’s leading African- American clergy are divided, sometimes passionately. Meeting in Washington on Thursday, the Conference of National Black Churches couldn’t reach agreement. As a group, the only thing they found conclusive was that the Bible - Old and New Testament- presents no consensus when it comes to homosexuality. But most of the ministers, pastors and theological scholars expressed firm positions on marrying same-sex couples. "I love all homosexual brothers and sisters, but my discipline says I can’t marry them," said Bishop John Adams, an African Methodist Episcopal minister and former conference chairman. "Same-sex marriages are not being approved by the Christian community because it is a contradiction of creation. . . . The species continues by the procreation of male and female." Michael Eric Dyson , a Georgetown Uni...