MSNBC's Toure Teams Up with Rev. Jesse Jackson to Push Religious Black Voters to Evolve On Same-Sex Marriage
"Some religious leaders are struggling with President Obama’s support for gay marriage but not the Rev. Jesse Jackson," gushed frequent MSNBC contributor Toure noted in the opening line of his May 17 Time.com "Ideas" blog post as he introduced how he "spoke to the Reverend [Jesse Jackson] about the impact of Obama’s announcement among blacks and the wider community of the faithful."
It goes without saying that the interview was a game of softball in which Toure helpfully lobbed easy questions over the plate to drive home for readers, but particularly those who may be African-American Christians who typically vote Democratic, that it would be great if they could evolve to where President Obama has on same-sex marriage, a "civil rights" and "discrimination" issue.
Here are the agenda of questions from Toure (emphases mine):
- What do you think about the President taking a progressive stance on marriage equality when some of us are ready to roll with him and some of us are not?
- What do we say to those who say the Bible says marriage is supposed to be between a man and a woman?
- Do you have a fundamental problem with using the Bible to try to define law?
- I struggle with why some blacks are homophobic and supportive of legalized discrimination when we know what that’s like and how painful that is.
- I like that you keep analogizing issues from the civil rights movement to what gays are going through. For some black people that is a very controversial point and they don’t want to have that connection ever made.
- There’s definitely a hypocrisy in that we accept the gay individuals we know in our lives but don’t want gays as a group to have equal rights.
- Do you think black ministers will support Obama like they did before?
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Comments
So it's more important to
Submitted by rbosque on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 3:19pm.
So it's more important to obey men than God? Speaks volumes to one's character when you have to abandon your principles and morality to allow an evil man to stay in office.
Do other religious leaders have an illegitimate 13year old child
Submitted by frank14 on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 3:34pm.
Jesse is so committed to the faith- in himself that is!
No fair, Frank
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 5:28pm.
Jesse Jackson did his best to convince his mistress to kill his unborn child, who is now 13.
Using the word evolve
Submitted by cheesegrater on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 3:40pm.
I can't wait for the firestorm after the first white person says the blacks need to EVOLVE on this issue.
So the Half-Witted Hip Hop Hack teams up with Da Rev?
Submitted by drsamherman on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 3:43pm.
Proof that electoral politics are deeper than water, blood or morality.
It was just about a year ago that Da Rev and his organization was sued for harassment and discrimination against a gay employee. Funny how his tune changed so quickly.
Toure would promote anything for his racist agenda.
I don't know of anything more disgusting than two self-righteous bigoted racists championing in which they have absolutely no faith just for political reasons. They are so low, when they die the undertaker will have to dig up.
So Neblett joined the Rainbow Bush Coalition.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 3:46pm.
That's nice.
➚ Sure is, SOL
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 3:51pm.
But maybe it was a tongue-in-cheek endorsement. We HAVE heard accusations about Jesse Jackson's leaning towards the down-low.
Choose ye, this day
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 3:48pm.
I am the LORD, I change not. Malachi 3:6.
I don't care how many homosexuals you string end-to-end (or some such configuration).
Why would they listen......
Submitted by gwalt on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 4:07pm.
.....to some guy who named himself after a Volkswagon SUV?
I think we should just refer to him as Toureg and p!s$ him off.
Then he may just change his name to Caye', a Porsche SUV.
"A lot of briefing for a 2 hr. special with Dan Rather. Saw the show & wonder why we bothered". Ronald Reagan
Excuse me?
Submitted by KevinB on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 5:08pm.
Mr. Toure,
If you and the false prophet Jesse Jackson do not repent of this and other violations of God's word....
you will both go to hell.
Signed,
The Part Of The Black Church That Doesn't Believe In Obama Or Same Sex Marriage
delete double
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 4:44pm.
delete double
It's time to evolve beyond
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 5:05pm.
It's time to evolve beyond that religious indoctrination!!
\sarc off
God is important, but not as important as a black president.
First Sharpton, now Jackson. One can just see them nodding in approval in the WH.
Obama knows that his "Revs" will have the troops back in line come November.
He knew it when he did it.
Aren't blacks at all dismayed about being so shamelessly taken for granted?
Are they really ready to throw aside their long-held religious beliefs for the sake of having a black man in the White House?
Sharpton and Jackson are hoping "no" to the first question and "yes" to the second as they attempt to spin this as what God "really" wants.
oops
Submitted by donabernathy on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 8:20pm.
oops
Ahhhhhh
Submitted by donabernathy on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 8:19pm.
Right out of Marx's Manifesto…..abolish eternal truths and all religion,and all morality
roflmao
To quote
Submitted by panzerakc on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 10:18pm.
the character Joyce Davenport on the old "Hill Street Blues":
"Some of us evolve, others mutate."
To quote
Submitted by panzerakc on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 10:18pm.
the character Joyce Davenport on the old "Hill Street Blues":
"Some of us evolve, others mutate."
Did Toure ask him about his
Submitted by WarEagle66 on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 10:27am.
Did Toure ask him about his affair with a woman who was NOT his wife...and having a child and being behind on his child support payment?