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Julian Bond (above) had the same religious experience that many Blacks did. We don’t have to bang are heads against the wall by trying to persuade the “literal” or conservative Christians. In fact, I think it’s best to simply ignore them. The majority will marginalize them. It’s already happening. (SEE Lutherans and Episcopalians).

The divide we need to create is whether or not our fellow citizens will put equality before religion. The majority will, but that’s not something we are engaged in. Instead, we have focused our aim (and attention) on the ones that will never change. So, we’re yelling at the wrong crowd. We need to stop yelling and start talking. We need to talk to the ones that understand our Country was founded on the principle of equality – not Faith.

It’s a lot easier to sit by and watch or wait. If we want to create equality, we’ll have to speak up, stand up and go all-out – our fellow citizens will join us. We just need to ask for their help. We need “ask” the right ones, too.

While it sucks to have some Christians loudly demean us, we need to turn the volume down on that crowd and create the bigger army – the army that supports equality.

I have to disagree. Many Blacks do have a problem with homosexuals. They got the “belief” that we’re wrong, sinful and deviant – from religion. Yes, they have the experience of their civil rights struggle, but there real problem is what religion taught them.

Now, we’re not supposed to talk about this taboo – religion, but sooner or later we must. Conversation is the cure. Some are immovable, but the majority are not. We need to talk to them and ask for their help. The majority will support equality, even before their personal religious/spiritual beliefs.

Our Community is (mostly) colorblind – it’s more about beliefs. That is all that separates us.

It isn’t a fight for “gay rights”, it is only furthering rights to be ourselves without being discriminated against. Because of that, I am compelled to recognize the similarity of the “fight”.

Gay rights are civil rights

and

Black people of all people should not oppose equality

http://thenewliberator.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/national-equality-march-rally-julian-bond-chairman-naacp/

“Like Martin, I don’t believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others”, she would tell black civil rights leaders angered by gays and lesbians comparing their struggle to their own. She would quote her husband and say, “I have worked too long and hard against segregated public accommodations to end up segregating my moral concern. Justice is indivisible.”

“I appeal to everybody who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream to make room at the table of brother and sisterhood for lesbians and gay people.”

“Gay and lesbian people have families, and their families should have legal protection, whether by marriage or civil union. A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing at all to protect traditional marriages.”

“For many years now, I have been an outspoken supporter of civil and human rights for gay and lesbian people, Gays and lesbians stood up for civil rights in Montgomery, Selma, in Albany, Ga. and St. Augustine, Fla., and many other campaigns of the Civil Rights Movement,” she said. “Many of these courageous men and women were fighting for my freedom at a time when they could find few voices for their own, and I salute their contributions.”