Southern Baptists: Gay rights not civil rights

[J]

Southern Baptists have already shown that they are not a denomination
that practices racism or prejudice, by electing an African-American as
their leader. No group, with the exception of the Native-American
population, have known more about the fight for civil rights than
colored people. So who would know better than they that gay rights are
not civil rights; they're special rights.








http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/20/12323075-southern-baptists-gay-rights-arent-civil-rights







NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A day after electing their first African-American
president in a historic move that strives to erase its legacy of racism,
Southern Baptists passed a resolution opposing the idea that same-sex
marriage is a civil rights issue.

Thousands of delegates at the denomination's annual meeting in New
Orleans on Wednesday were nearly unanimous in their support for the
resolution that affirms their belief that marriage is "the exclusive
union of one man and one woman" and that "all sexual behavior outside of
marriage is sinful."

The nation's largest Protestant denomination is attempting to broaden
its appeal beyond its traditional white Southern base. At the same time,
leaders said they feel it is important to take a public stand on their
opposition to same-sex marriage.

The resolution acknowledges that gays and lesbians sometimes experience
"unique struggles" but declares that they lack the "distinguishing
features of classes entitled to special protections."

"It is regrettable that homosexual rights activists and those who are
promoting the recognition of `same-sex marriage' have misappropriated
the rhetoric of the Civil Rights Movement," the resolution states.

Another resolution passed on Wednesday is intended to protect religious
liberty. It includes a call for the U.S. Justice Department to cease
efforts to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act and for the Obama
administration to ensure that military personnel and chaplains can
freely express their religious convictions about homosexuality.










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J Young
jdyo...@ymail.com

[Syd M.]

On Jun 20, 8:34 pm, J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
> Southern Baptists have already shown that they are not a denomination
> that practices racism or prejudice, by electing an African-American as
> their leader. No group, with the exception of the Native-American
> population, have known more about the fight for civil rights than
> colored people. So who would know better than they that gay rights are
> not civil rights; they're special rights.
>

Wrong, as usual.
The only one demanding 'special rights' are you Christian assholes.

[Mitchell Holman]

J <jdyo...@ymail.com> wrote in news:5nqfoh....@news.alt.net:

>
> Southern Baptists have already shown that they are not a denomination
> that practices racism or prejudice, by electing an African-American as
> their leader. No group, with the exception of the Native-American
> population, have known more about the fight for civil rights than
> colored people. So who would know better than they that gay rights are
> not civil rights; they're special rights.

Perhaps you are unaware that the SBC was specifically
created as a rejection of the abolitionism of the North
before the Civil War and endorsed slavery and later Jim
Crow laws? And as far as women go they still refuse the
ordination of women and maintain their "graciously submit
to your husbands" policy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Baptist_Convention