Beltsville, MD preacher calls for national fight against DC Council’s pro-gay marriage vote [video]
”There was only one item on the agenda that had to do with gay rights according to the printed agenda. For this reason, I was shocked at the boldness of the DC City Council as they voted to open the door for a marriage reciprocity measure that would allow anyone legally married in the nation to be legally received in the District…. This law would essentially begin the process of opening the back door to allowing same-sex marriage in America’s first city…. It almost goes with out saying that a legal battle of epic proportions is undoubtedly going to ensue. To add insult to injury, a DC same-sex marriage bill may be brought to the City Council within weeks. Therefore, we need the nation to mobilize to protect marriage.”
Harry Jackson, a pastor at Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, MD, who has been doing his best lately to ride his anti-gay stance to national prominence. He has said that Soulforce members were “sinners, and that the gospel of Jesus Christ can overcome any kind of sin from drunkeness to homosexuality,” and then claimed death threats and intimidation from gay activists. (TownHall)
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