Black Pastors to launch nationwide campaign opposing president’s support of gay marriage

July 31, 2012 Filed under LIFESTYLE, OBAMAWATCH, PRESS RELEASES Posted by dteditor

Memphis, TN – A group of leading black clergy held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. today to launch a nationwide campaign to inform citizens that by embracing same-sex marriage, President Obama threatens the stability of the family, especially the black family. Led by the Rev William Owens, the Coalition of African-American Pastors (CAAP) has led the charge opposing the President’s position on same-sex marriage, but the President has ignored their calls for a meeting. CAAP has launched a marriage petition at 100000signatures4marriage.com.

Dr. Patrick Wooden, senior pastor of the Upper Room Church of God In Christ and his wife, Pamela Wooden, celebrate early returns that show strong support for Amendment One during an election night party at the North Raleigh Hilton on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. The Amendment would ban gay marriage in the state. (Robert Willett/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)

“President Obama has not given us the courtesy of a reply to discuss his support of same-sex marriage, and is taking the black vote for granted,” said Rev. William Owens, President of CAAP. ”Today, we will be launching a nationwide campaign rallying black pastors and African-Americans to voice their opposition to the President’s position on same-sex marriage, and withdraw their support of him. We will see that the black community is informed that the President is taking them for granted while pandering to the gay community.”

WHAT: Press conference of black pastors launching nationwide campaign opposing same-sex marriage

WHEN: Tuesday, July 31, 2012

11:00 am. ET

WHERE: National Press Club

Murrow Room

529 14th St. NW

Washington, DC

WHO:

Rev. William Owens, President and Founder, CAAP

Bishop Charles G. Nauden, Holyway Church of God in Christ, Southern California 2nd Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction

Rev. Dean Nelson, Vice Chairman, Frederick Douglass Foundation

Bishop Janice Hollis, Presiding Prelate, Covenant International Fellowship of Churches, Philadelphia, PA

Additional speakers

The Coalition of African-American Pastors is a grass-roots movement of African-American Christians who believe in traditional family values such as supporting the role of religion in American public life, protecting the lives of the unborn and defending the sacred institution of marriage.

For more information, please contact Jameson Cunningham with Shirley & Banister Public Affairs at jcunningham@sbpublicaffairs.com or (703) 739-5920.