He is senior pastor of Hope Christian Church in the Washington, D.C. So what about that? If there a consensus among African-American faith leaders, one way or the other? Is there a vigorous discussion about this in the African- American faith community? Here to talk about that, we have two prominent African-American faith leaders. And as you just heard, he says he still is, but he says his decision was very much motivated by his understanding of the views of his overwhelmingly African- American constituents and most particularly, the views of their religious leaders and his own religious convictions. Barry's vote came as a surprise to some who knew him as a champion of civil rights and an early supporter of gay rights. That vote came just as Maine became the sixth state to legalize gay marriage.
to recognize same-sex marriages legally performed elsewhere. He was the only member of the 13 member council to oppose a measure that would've allowed D.C. mayor and current city councilman Marion Barry. Earlier we spoke with former Washington, D.C. That's where we talk about matters of faith and spirituality. What could be better than that? But first, our regular Faith Matters conversation. I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News.Ĭoming up, the Barbershop guys talk about this week in the News.
