Yes on Prop 8: Saved by African Americans. A Tribute

"I am not trying to rail against gay people; we have gay people in our music department," Ray Williams, pastor of the First Morning Star Baptist Church in Oakland, said at the pro-Prop. 8 rally. "When you look at the people getting married in San Francisco, you didn't see very many blacks. It's not a distinct issue in the black community."

Churches are the most influential organizations in the black community, which accounts for 6 percent of the state population and 12 percent of the national population. Demographic surveys of churchgoing African Americans reveal that the community is somewhat more inclined to restrict gay rights
Some of those conservative, largely white groups are seeking alliances with black churches.

At Tuesday's pro-Prop. 8 rally at Foothill Missionary Baptist Church in Oakland, a largely black church, most of those gathered were white and Mormon, whose denomination is referred to as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

"The LDS people are assisting us because they have more resources," Williams said

Participants in the rally chanted "Yes on 8" and sang songs, including "Bigger Than Any Mountain," occasionally substituting the words "Bigger Than Any Gay Rights."

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[Sileni]

@gayhuman You still going on about this nonsense, sheesh, give it up dude it doesn't make sense to become one of those Gays who goes joining neo-nazi hate group simply because blacks who were only 6 percent of the population in California voted YES on prop8; Despicable how you can be so simpleminded.

[YesProp8]

@gayhuman Obviously I will have to block you since you are unable to allow anything to be family oriented, even after you were warned, which explains why you want to redefine marriage.

[BeautifulLoveHearts]

@gayhuman Your either a troll, a bully or just a confused person. I feel sorry for you.

[YesProp8]

@gayhuman Your comment was removed for profanity. Profanity is anti-family. Why are the No on Prop 8 people so antifamily?

[BeautifulLoveHearts]

I would just like to say that this video is false. Some African Americans were for prop 8 and some were against it. California is not the only place that black people live. I really don't understand why people are trying to start wars between black people and gay people. You all do know that their are black gay people right? I'm black and my best friend is gay. I love him for who he is. I can't change the color of my skin and he can't change his sexuality.

[BeautifulLoveHearts]

@gayhuman lol you must be a troll because i have never heard of a gay person who hates all black people. Your argument is hilarious and has me rolling on the floor. Because the world is against anyone who is different and that includes you. So you are hating on another minority group. That is just hilarious.

[MattFrame]

White "Christians" originally helped fight against marriage between two black people, between interracial couples, and between interfaith couples. Sadly, just because someone chooses a particular religious lifestyle, does not make his discrimination right, no matter what his skin color is.

[glafna]

@YesProp8 Umm I can't even remember what it was, so I shant argue it with you. But I am not anti-family. People have a right to believe what they want in their personal lives.

All I shall say is that there is a point to making everyone equal. So that in the future no one will care.

But alas you don't want that, because without all this anti-gay sentiment, people might figure out your just scapegoating to distract them from their own problems.

But you wont believe this.Meh, its your right

[YesProp8]

@glafna I had to remove your comment for vulgarity. Vulgarity is antifamily. Why are the no on Prop 8 antifamily?

[omiolo]

WASHINGTON - The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has praised a motion filed Monday in federal court in San Francisco to vacate the decision in Perry v Schwarzenegger finding a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage.