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  • Black Pentecostals oppose GOP

    12/01/2004 6:53:32 AM PST · by ZGuy · 109 replies · 5,293+ views
    Journal Gazette ^ | 11/27/04 | Woody Baird
    MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Like other evangelical Christians, leaders of the Church of God in Christ want to limit abortion and bar same-sex marriage. But that doesn’t mean the predominantly black Pentecostal denomination considers itself part of the “religious right” or supporters of the Republican Party. “I’ve seen the tone of the religious right,” said G.E. Patterson, the church’s presiding bishop. “It seemingly was born out of the fact that African-Americans were making too many gains.” Patterson’s church, often referred to simply as COGIC, reports having more than 6 million members across the United States and in 57 countries. While COGIC...