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WASHINGTON – The 160 black clergy came from 26 states – as far away as Texas, Colorado and California – to meet with the Congressional Black Caucus.

They invited the caucus to their Monday morning news conference in the Rayburn house Office Building, where they affirmed: “Gay marriage is not a civil right” and asked for caucus support in their opposition to same-sex marriage.

The members of the Black Caucus were no-shows – except one, who arrived late.

Almost all of Washington’s media also ignored the event, despite wide distribution of notices about the press conference. [emphasis are mine] (full article)

Maybe, this conscience of the congress was asleep.

Although this was to be expected by the CBC, I still feel great outrage towards this organization right now! Their response to the black clergy only out dates this useless organization more than what it already is.

What really gets me going about this latest CBC move is their blatant hypocrisy. When they want to be re-elected, where is the first place that they go to get votes? You got it – THE CHURCH! In fact, most of them will be in church this Sunday! The CBC is one of the same organizations that will cry to no end claiming that black people do not get their voices heard in the political process. Yet these minstrel puppets for liberals (who would do a jig at a snap of the fingers of either Clinton or Kerry) have turned right around and diss the very same people that they claim that they are trying to help.

The unspoken statement that the CBC made on Monday was that “gay rights was the same as civil rights”. They just did not have the gall to say it themselves. To equate a person that chooses a certain lifestyle versus a person that was born black is absolutely ridiculous. If the truth be told, most of them (members of the CBC) don’t even believe that. To associate the gay agenda with everything OUR people suffered for is the equivalent of someone going to MLK’s grave site in Atlanta and defecating on it. If a person chooses to live a homosexual lifestyle, that is their choice. But don’t insult the black race by equating their “struggle” with what our forefathers had to go through. Any Black congressman or woman who believes this should leave Washington and get another job.

These Pastors that came together to make a joint statement on the whole issue of same-sex marriage deserve some great credit for their part in getting the truth out that most black people are opposed to same-sex marriages. Hopefully, more Pastors will get on board with these brave men.

There are some members of the CBC that do not reflect the actions of this awful incident. The time is coming for the real Black leaders to stand up and stop playing political games with the Black community. You cannot enjoy the “benefits” of your Black association and diss the the people that you claim you are trying to help. The time has come for these good leaders that are in these played-out organizations to either make the decision and lead, or just step.