Southern Baptist Convention elects first Black president Fred Luter Jr.

CNN asks him if he will champion the "civil rights" cause of gay marriage.  NewsBusters has the story and transcript.  Clearly the folks at CNN have one track minds:

CNN Starting Point host Soledad O'Brien interviewed Fred Luter Jr., who will be installed as president Wednesday evening. The interview on the main was fine, but towards the end, contributor Margaret Hoover pressed Luter as to whether he would champion as a "civil rights" cause, "inclusiveness of gay Americans," referring it seems to same-sex marriage. Luter answered in the negative, citing the Bible's teachings on the definition of marriage. It's then that O'Brien retorted that his stance put him in opposition to President Obama, as if to suggest that were a scandalous position for him to be in:

LUTER: ...We're going to embrace them [gays] as far as who they are, but we are also going to stand on biblical principles that the Word of God has already established, that marriage is between one man and one woman.

O’BRIEN: Which puts you directly, sir, in opposition to President Obama.

LUTER: On this particular subject, yes. I support my president. He is my president. I pray for him and Michelle and his daughters on a daily basis. But on this issue, the president and I have two different opinions for sure.

After thanking Luter for coming on the program, liberal contributor Richard Socarides snarked that Luter was "inclusive up to a point."

"Clearly, he is making it very clear that he is inclusive up to a point," O'Brien replied, adding to Hoover, "That was an excellent question there."  (read it all at NewsBusters)

 

More from the AP New Orleans:

A day after electing their first African-American president, Southern Baptists passed a resolution opposing the idea that same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue.

Thousands of delegates at the denomination's annual meeting in New Orleans on Wednesday were nearly unanimous.

It affirms Southern Baptist belief that marriage is "the exclusive union of one man and one woman" and that "all sexual behavior outside of marriage is sinful."

It acknowledges that gays and lesbians sometimes experience "unique struggles" but declares that they lack the "distinguishing features of classes entitled to special protections."

 

Comments

[Leticia]

Fantastic! Luter stuck to his principles and did not waver under the pressure of the questioning.

[R.J. Godlewski]

I am by no means a theologian, mind you, but I do know that sin manifests itself from Satan. In this regard, Satan – an evil, rebellious angel – would despise anything inherently human (the pantheon of created beings) in nature. Therefore, as someone who possesses neither male nor female characteristics, a rebellious anti-human angel would seek to define everything as asexual in nature. Henceforth, the most diabolical sins in existence are those involving wanton sex, homosexuality, and godlessness. And because war – Lucifer and his minions declared war against Christ and His Salvation of Humanity – involves deception, his clandestine whispering to people that “religion” endorses homosexuality and gay marriage is nothing but deceit for the purposes of swaying people away from God’s Commandments (at this very moment Satan is whispering to some troll to challenge this historical truth of mine ;o) ).

The Constitution of the United States, people, was designed to shield liberty from its two greatest enemies: tyranny and licentiousness. Today, we possess a president and national leadership who support the omnipotence of Washington (tyranny) and the Progressives are preaching medical marijuana, abortion on demand, pedophilia, “same-sex” marriages, etc. (licentiousness). EVERYTHING they endorse is fundamentally unconstitutional in nature.

Incidentally, it was only Republicans who voiced opposition over the Sedition Act of 1918. President Wilson and his Progressive cohorts supported the legislation that outlawed “disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language” against the government. Progressive Democrats NEVER practice what they preach. Did I mention that the greatest weapon in Satan’s war against God and humanity was deception? Henceforth, you have CNN trying to cajole Fred Luter into endorsing the unconstitutional practice of licentiousness under the false guise of “civil rights”.

[Susan Benton]

I'm no theologian, but the world needs more Christians, especially Christians leaders who actually believe and are willing to support the tenants of Christianity. This man is doing the right thing - good for him. While CNN, as usual, is eager to overturn tradition and is perplexed that anyone who stand by their principles. How do they keep enough viewers to remain on the air?

[Debbie]

Thanks. I know that Christians are taught to love the sinner and hate the sin. I think that is what this man is saying, while he will not go against the Bible and accept anything other than one man one woman marriage. Good for him. Too many denominations have fallen short of the Bible these days.