King's widow gives her support to gay marriage

[David__77]

POMONA, N.J. – The widow of Martin Luther King Jr. called gay marriage a civil rights issue, denouncing a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban it.

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

On Monday, more than two dozen black pastors rallied against gay marriage at a church in Atlanta, attempting to distance the civil rights struggle from the gay rights movement. They signed a declaration outlining their beliefs that marriage should remain a union between a man and a woman.

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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20040324-0818-gaymarriage-civilrights.html

(Thank you Ms. King!)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. I so admire this woman!

Thanks for posting this.

[David Zephyr]

21. She's Been A Long Time Friend and Supporter of Gay & Lesbian Civil Rights.

A lifetime of admiration for the Kings here.

[cally]

2. Thank you Mrs. King!...nt

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[ronnykmarshall]

3. Thank you Mrs. King!

:loveya:

[Karenina]

4. Finally!

A voice with a brain and heart attached.

[amazona]

5. good to hear! Nt

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[Jacobin]

6. What an amazing family

So full of courage, love, understanding and humanity....did I mention "courage"? A family like this comes along so rarely.

[wryter2000]

7. You go, Mrs. King

Fabulous news!

:bounce:

[Catfight]

8. Makes me believe in God again

How wonderful, this is truly inspiring.

[Aristus]

9. What a wonderful woman! Thank you, Mrs. King!

Beautiful outside, beautiful inside.

[Exultant Democracy]

10. I am so glad that she has chosen to honor the memory of her husband,

Other black leaders have turned their backs on his legacy of fighting for civil rights for all people.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

11. That is so great - one of the figureheads of the civil rights movement...

supporting equality for all. That's what it's all about. Mrs. King no doubt recalls the era when mixed marriages were banned. Too bad those black pastors seem to have forgotten.

[FredScuttle]

12. A woman who never fails to inspire...

God bless you Mrs. King...may you show the way to some of these other so-called "black leaders" who are disgracing your husband's memory with their bigotry and ignorance.

[JoFerret]

13. Good news

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[kitkatrose]

14. Oh, wow. Good news to make me feel better.

This just cancels all the bad feelings about the previous thread with pissy preachers.

[Karenina]

15. GO CORETTA!

Und Danke Schon.

[gottaB]

16. more

More CSK

http://www.hatecrime.org/subpages/coretta.html


Others

http://www.nbjcoalition.org/about/supporters.html

[slinkerwink]

17. God bless you, Mrs.King!

[GOPBasher]

18. She's got the courage of her husband.

Thank you, Ms. King!!!

[Jade Fox]

19. This needs a big ole kick...

What a welcome development.....

To Coretta Scott King
:toast:

[yardwork]

20. Ok this made me cry. Thank you Mrs. King. Bless you.