Some black pastors don't stand with President Obama on same-sex marriage

Protesters gathered at a rally in favor of same-sex marriage earlier this year.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Tuesday, members of The Coalition of African American Pastors announced they are launching a national campaign opposing same-sex marriage.

Since numbers show that many black Americans tend to vote Democratic, WECT.com wanted to know what black churches in area thought about President Obama and the many Democrats supporting same-sex marriage.

Rev. Dr. James Jamison, Jr. with Hope Baptist Church for All Nations said that he's against gay marriage, but he's not trying to discriminate. He says that he's just referring to the Bible.

"As a Christian pastor, you have to say what the Bible says," he said. "We don't validate the Bible; weBarrel Racing with Lindsay Sears and Martha

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