Kudos to Black Pastors in Illinois!
Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, November 1, 2013 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler
Good morning, Jim. We didn’t hear much about it in Georgia, but on May 31st, Illinois’ all-Democrat Black Caucus asked Democratic leadership NOT to bring the same-sex marriage bill up for a vote. The leadership didn’t listen, brought the bill to the floor, anyway, and it was defeated.
The Frederick Douglass Foundation reported, “It’s a miracle that same-sex marriage didn’t pass in Illinois,” then explained that the miracle came about by a partnership between mostly white policy organizations – the Illinois Policy Institute, Eagle Forum and other legislative experts – Black pastors in a “Coalition to Protect Children and Marriage” and Black leaders, such as former Democrat Senator Rev. James Meeks, Black Ministerial Alliance of Chicago’s Bishop Lance Davis, Pastor Keith Gordon, Frank Bass of the BKB Group, along with pastors from every ethnicity. They all came together to stop same-sex marriage in Illinois.
Pastor Danny Holliday of Alton, Illinois’ Liberty Baptist Church spent a total of 15 days in Springfield, where he spoke with representatives and showed them his copy of David Barton’s Founders’ Bible, which includes U.S. History, the Constitution, Declaration of Independence and other founding documents. One of the representatives immediately said, “I’ve got to have this – right now,” and wrote Pastor Holliday a check for his copy. Continue reading