Middle America's Worldview

It seems only 2 candidates are posing for the Democrat candidacy. At least if you only hear the main media outlets.

Seems Obama had a gospel concert tour for support in South Carolina over the weekend to add to his treasury. The tour was entitled "Embrace the Change" in the hopes of showing Obama's desire to show his family value and faith as well as "bringing all people together around his movement for fundamental change". Obama didn't attend the tour.

However, homosexual activist groups opposed one of the entertainers within the tour.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) homosexual advocacy group released a statement last week calling McClurkin, "an ex-gay gospel singer and minister who has called homosexuality a 'curse' an has 'repeatedly' stated his opposition to homosexuality as being against 'the intention of God'

HRC went on to say "There is no gospel in Donnie McClurkin's message for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people and their allies," added HRC President Joe Solmonese. "That's a message that certainly doesn't belong on any presidential candidate's stage."

Wayne Besen, executive director of Truth Wins Out, used a news release urging Obama to "part ways with this divisive preacher who is clearly singing a different tune than the stated messsage of the campaign".

Donnie McClurkin wrote a book entitled "Eternal Victim, Eternal Victor, where he told of his rape at the age 8 and 13 years of age by adult male relatives. He states "The abnormal use of my sexuality continued until I came to realize that I was broken." Once he accepted Christ, he became "a saved and sanctified man" In a telephone interview last week with the Associated Press he stated, "Sexuality, everything is a matter of choice," He went on to say, "What people do in their bedrooms and who they are as human beings are two different things."

With a view like that, one can see why the homosexual groups are against Obama having McClurkin attend. Rather than dissing McClurkin by the Obaman campaign, he chose to add Rev. Andy Sidden,a openly homosexual South Carolina pastor, to the list of participants.

I must admit, the ideology of accepting all points of views, is admiring. However, it is also unrealistic in today's world. We are bombarded everyday to accept every one's view point. Ironically, these same groups that push the idea of acceptance (accept me for who I am), are the same ones fighting to not hear of others beliefs.

Obama came out to say "I strongly believe that African Americans and the GLBT community must stand together in the fight for equal rights,"

He basically is toting the same idea of being African American is the same framework as being gay, lesbian, transgender or transexual.

"And so, I strongly disagree with Rev. McClurkin's views and will continue to fight for these rights as president of the United States to ensure that America is a country that spreads tolerance instead of division," he added.

So basically it appears Obama is against the idea of a person to choose their sexual interest, or that homosexuality is actually a choice.

The question now is, will voters understand what this candidcy stands for?