Now, there's some juiciness in that statement that is certainly worth celebrating, but then the triangulation occurs, with Obama throwing conservative religious folks a bone with the line, "As a Christian, I'm constantly wrestling with my faith and my solicitude and regard and concern for gays and lesbians." What type of wrestling are we talking about here, Mr. President?
Because, as far as your religion goes, there shouldn't be that much wrestling. You're a member of the United Church of Christ, a denomination that supports the full inclusion of LGBT people in both the church and society. According to the United Church of Christ's Web site:
For more than 30 years the national setting of the UCC has been on a clear course of welcome and inclusion, calling for serious study of human sexuality, [and] supporting the civil rights of LGBT persons...
I just wish that instead of saying that his faith is calling him to "wrestle" with how to deal with LGBT people, Obama would have owned that as far as his faith goes, there's no debate needed when it comes to fully supporting the civil rights of LGBT people...
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