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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a pervasive homophobic attitude in the African-American community due in part to the importance of the mostly bible-believing black church. And a lot of it is this macho male attitude. This incident doesn't surprise me. Some African-American families left our school when a gay person was hired for a prominent position.  It's hard not to get very angry in the face of such ignorance. [/quote]

And your view of the "homophobic attitude in the African American community" is just as offensive and narrow minded as the individuals you are talking about. This may have to do with their religion but nothing to do with them being Black. Or do you also believe in this "persuasive homophobic attitude" for the many millions in the country of other races that feel the same way?[/quote]
  I'm black and also gay. I think it's a fair statement to say the religious black community as a whole is very homophobic. Look at the idiot pastor of the church in Beltsville MARYLAND who's going nuts againts gay marriage in DC.  The bible talks about divorce and fornication being a sin,yet I don't see him doing much about that. Yet he feels to need to go out of his state and protest this?  Half his church members are out screwing anyone they want yet that's okay. I'd have more respect for people like him if they didn't pick and choose what they wanted to belive in the bible.[/quote]

I don't disagree that there are Black homophobic people out there. Plenty, I'm sure. I just don't believe it's because they're Black. It makes sense to me that it's a religious thing. I think it's ridiculous, but I'm not very religious. And I also completely agree with you on people picking and choosing what they want to believe from the bible. And I also believe a lot of it is generational. I am Black and in my upper 20's, born and raised in this area. I don't know a single person, that is anti-gay. It's a non-issue.[/quote]
  So maybe it's more fair to say that extremely religious people tend to be bigots and that black people tend to lean towards religions that are homophobic?   The truth is that as a gay person, I expect another black person who attends a AME church to be a homophobe and I am usually right.  [/quote]

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