Loser Harry Jackson wants another go-round on gay marriage in DC
”The D.C. City Council has stated that their intention is to redefine marriage by going beyond recognizing homosexual marriage to allow them to be performed in the District of Columbia. This redefinition of marriage will permanently impact D.C. businesses, education, and the family unit without the voice of the residents being heard.”
Harry Jackson, a preacher at a Maryland church and a self-labeled conservative Chrsitian Democrat. Jackson failed several times this year to raise enough influence over the DC City Council and the DC Board of Election as he led several other preachers in an effort to halt the passage of a measure that will recognize same-sex marriages that have already been legally performed in other regions. While Washington, DC does not currently allow gay and lesbian couples to be married within the District, several Councilmembers have shared their intention to introduce legislation that will allow same-sex marriages to occur here at home, too. Jackson’s latest attempt appears to be: 1) another attempt to maintain his waning presence in the national spotlight, 2) an effort to head off these pro-gay equality Councilmembers (ie. David Catania and Phil Mendelson). He was in April hugging on Tony Perkins of the anti-gay Family Research Council, which he mentions as well as Maggie Gallagher’s National Organization for Marriage as partners of his efforts in a new video. Both FRC and NOM have listed their headquarters at Washington, DC addresses. (Washington Post)
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