Martin Luther King's widow gives her support to gay marriage

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[Dbdaily]

Martin Luther King's widow gives her support to gay marriage

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.

Constitutional amendments should be used to expand freedom, not restrict it, Coretta Scott King said Tuesday.

"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."

Last month, President Bush said he backed an amendment that would ban same-sex unions, calling marriage "the most fundamental institution of civilization."

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.

"To equate a lifestyle choice to racism demeans the work of the entire civil rights movement," the statement said. "People are free in our nation to pursue relationships as they choose. To redefine marriage, however, to suit the preference of those choosing alternative lifestyles is wrong."

King, the widow of the slain civil rights leader, made her comments Tuesday during a speech at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.

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[JOAT]

Sad. She's lost her way over the years evidently.

[xJones]

Martin Luther King's widow gives her support to gay marriage

Would that she had tried it herself.

[TheGunny]

Thankfully she wasn't the civil rights leader! She is a little mixed up with the whole civil rights, sexual deviancy thing.

[TheBattman]

Uh-oh - we just HAVE to accept Homomarriage now.... after all, this leech of a woman who has sucked every bit of marrow from MLK's bones and reputation has decided that marrying people who are living in direct violation of Biblical law (wasn't MLK a PREACHER?) is just hunky-dorey.

Yep, I guess we should all just throw in the towel now.

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[ohioman]

What an old demented broad.

[South40]

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[ffusco]

Who cares what the widow of that "great leader" thinks anyway? Except the usual suspects,of course.

[FourtySeven]

I'm sure her husband is rolling in his grave right now.

[little jeremiah]

Homosexual Agenda Ping + Ignorant Old Ladies Driven by Shallow and Misdirected Sentiment Alert.

Luckily many black people don't agree with her!

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[Dahoser]

Luckily many black people don't agree with her!

Actually they do agree with her judging by the overwhelming support for the RATs by black voters.

[lilylangtree]

What a crock!

[tessalu]

Martin Luther King Jr. was not known for having high moral standards either. So it seems like Mrs. King deserved no more than she got. Maybe those two belonged together.

[rogueleader]

Her husband did not honor their marriage.

I guess she extrapolates her experience too all marriages, and so finds the institution worthless.

I am saddened.

[longtermmemmory]

In a related story, Mzzzz. King thanked homosexual groups for their generous finacial contribution.

Follow the money.

Her King center is falling appart. Her family activly opposes a DC monument because it would take money away from her center.

Content of character is defined by what a man does in life. Homosexuals are defined by what they do, its their chosen character. Homosexuality has nothing to do with color of skin.

There is no way money is not involved. She routinely charges money for King's speeches.

[NYCVirago]

Funny how this article doesn't mention that blacks are the least likely to support gay marriage, as several polls have indicated.

[goldstategop]

Martin Luther King would have never sanctioned it. Gay marriage has nothing to do with civil rights and its too bad his widow doesn't know better.

[dbehsman]

"Constitutional amendments should be used to expand freedom, not restrict it, Coretta Scott King said Tuesday."

I wonder what she thinks about the Second Amendment after making a statement like that?