>> a father of the 24-year-old college student is here to talk about the strug wl a rare incurable disease. >> this weekend the world war ii vet got something that was almost 70 years overdue. >> welcome everyone. thank you so much for joining us. first a call for prayers for the presidentme presidentment. >> in the pews in the pulpits, some followers are open to the idea of two men or women getting

married but many others side with republicans. here is what he told cnn today. >> i think it's a matter of whether or not we're going adhere to something that has been historical and religious and legal in this country for many, many years. marriage has to have a definition. and we just happen to believe it's between a man and a woman. civil rights icon, rev rand joseph lowery. we're talking with him in just a moment. black churches have a lot oreconcile over same sex marriage. they are a major source of support. but as jones reports, many just won't follow him down this path. >> i love the president, but i

cannot support what he does. >> to atlanta. >> i'm not mad with the president. >> to new york. >> it's no one's business. only the couples who are involved. it should not be of community concern. >> tackling the subject of same sex marriage sunday. >> he and his congregation have been praying for president obama every sunday for years and this day was no different. >> will this hurt the african-american support for the president in the upcoming election? i would hope not. we have got larger challenges that we have to face. [ applause ] .

>> daryl weis, a member who was gay, said the president took a stand. >> as a black gay male and as a baptist, i feel that things will change and opinions will change. the only thing i have to do is lift it up to the lord. >> african-americans have been a strong base of support, poles show they are more likely than white to oppose same sex marriage in baltimore, this pastor pubically withdrew his support and says the issue will cost him the election. >> people i know, people come up to me are saying that they don't support this. they don't like this. they are disappointed with the president and they plan to stay home. i don't plan to vote for romney for sure. right now i plan to stay home. >> he was also a maryland legislator, leading a drive

against a state law legalizing same sex marriage. >> that is very interesting. athena jones joins us live. is there any official language from the white house? >> we will not get an official reaction. the president is aware of the black community's -- many in the black community's stance on this. and the truth is when we talk to a lot of congregates, a lot of people worshipping whether it was atlanta or new york or baltimore. many still answered absolutely with resounding yeses most of the time when it came to the request of whether they would go on to support him. the white house is aware of this division. they would probably point out these people that you mentioned earlier.

other more prominent figures. >> there is a fundamental right to get married. it's going to be really interesting to see how this plays out. it did seem that people like dr. burns, we talked to a wide variety of people. >> all right. thank you very much. >> her report there, here what was previously said this is not about civil rights.

you can marry and divorce in the con teblgt of the civil law. the truth of the matter is, when you think about it, you can't be for equal rights for some and not equal rights for all. that is an oxymoron. >> this is just me asking, injecting religion into an issue that has to do with rights. >> whatever. things that happen in the

church. >> they will make their own decision. we have to take that perspective. it is an evolving issue. it is. i remember when white people were very upset when we put football games on sunday. now they can't wait for the benedictions to get out to the field or the golf course or wherever they want to go to take advantage. >> when i think about what some

people and i hear what some folks are saying about the issue, i wonder when those sound bites are played back to them if they will cringe and want t want to go and hide somewhere. it's like interracial marriage. some people are still against it but you would president dare make a statement against it at least pubically. >> i would hate to see it put to a vote. >> there are black people and white people who had a fit when the supreme court in 1954 said that seg gre gas station in public education is unconstitutional. >> right. >> but you can hardly find anybody now who would say that

the supreme court wasn't right. >> is blacks and whites oppose same sex marriage. it's not that big of a divide. but i think what people are saying, the difference is the new auns is that if you had been discriminated against and if you have had your rights violated in anyway, a part of a civil rights movement that you would have more of an affinity to accept other people having rights. why are they not the first people raising their hands saying of course, all of us should have equal rights. >>? i don't want to say what i'm going to say. we have had gay issues in the black church longer than we have been willing to discuss it.

we have got to come to the point, and we are coming to the point that we accept the freedom of -- we are going to accept the fact that nobody has the right to dictate to you who you are going spend your life with. that's a right that i have and i think it's a divine right. >> you are a minister. you know the bible. you know the church. you know black folks. god created adam and eve, not adam and steve. it's an abomination. the bible says this and that. >> remember this, that the biblical -- almost by himself. and jesus never mentioned the whole issue of gay and so forth. and it was prevalent in his time. he didn't mention it. we have got to accept the fact that there are differences that

are inevitable and they going to be there and we have to accept it. but we must not let those differences whether it's color of skin, ethnicity or where you are born, we must not let them interfere with rights. >> back in october when you had your birthday, i asked you about this issue and you said that you were for same sex marriage then. you think it would have been easier if it was civil unions but you can't tell someone that they shouldn't have the same rights as you. you said that the bible says a lot of things about a lot of things and that people pick and choose things that they want to. >> i don't see as much concern about adultery, which the bible speaks against much more often than the issue of sex in homosexuality. and besides, there are some place in the bible, some guy

named paul has slaves? i'm sorry, but i'm not ever going to get into court with that one. there is room in the bible to accept the spirit of christ. there is a book called "red letter christians." what he really puts all his heart and soul in the bible are those things are written in red ink. they're the quotes of jesus. >> that's right. >> if you can find in that red letter some reference of this and we will have another discussion. but right now jesus didn't bother with it and neither am i. and i think we have got to get our hearts and mind on jobs and the economy and stop let iting these issues distract us from the main core issues.

>> you signed on to this letter according to one source for cnn, the white house had another clergy meeting and that was yesterday. they are nervous before this polling of black folks. not what they thought it would be. so, you sign on to this letter. do you think it's going to make a difference? do you think it will hurt the president? >> i don't think so. martin luther king said you can't discriminate against some and not others. but he also said that america was a ten day nation. we get excited for ten days and after ten days it is back to business as usual. >> they will vote for the person

who offers the most hope. >> is it more important to be a good christian or support the first african-american president of the united states. >> it's easier to do both. >> thu youngster. >> it's a real treat to see you. it's an honor. >> thank you. >> okay. we're going to move on and talk about other news now. the secret service prosecution scandal is moving on. secret service director mark sullivan will testify. committee chairman joe lieberman tells cnn he wants answers to three important questions. >> is the inspector general satisfied with the investigation of what happened that the secret service did? secondly, where there indications before the column beeian scandal of behavior by

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>> does that say that it is all between cartels or any civilians or foreigners that are targeted.

>> is it just the drugs and the fighting? is that what makes this part of mexico so dangerous? is that the main issue here? >> that's exactly right. all the border states, especially those south of texas are very lucrative transit points for mexican criminal organizations. all the violence you see there is because they are trying to gain control of that area because in the end the bottom line is money and those areas are lucrative. >> one wonders if regulation might stop some of this. >> it's a very good question. >> thank you. we appreciate it. want you to take a look at this. "newsweek" calling president obama the first gay president. is that fair? or is it going too far? it has everybody talking.

all right. we are talking politics right now. who knew america had a gay president? "newsweek" says he's in the white house right now. provocative cover? perfect way to get into our discussions which are always provocative. we shut them down and them they come back the next week. that's how it works around here. lc, and that's quite an image

and a label who just one week ago was officially opposed to same sex marriage. he said he was evolving on it. lz, is he the first gay president? >> you know, it's a provocative cover, but i have no idea what they are supposed to mean by that headline. if they are saying as far as a president supporting gay rights, ford supported gay rights. if they mean actual gay presidents, historians are pegging washington and lincoln. the cover is provocative. >> i think i get it. i haven't read the article. i haven't read the "newsweek" article yet because it hasn't been released. i think i get what they mean.

we call bill clinton the first black president. >> you might call him that. >> that's what people say. judging what andrew sullivan said about gay kids who are bullied, because of what president obama said, i think that's what that cover means. will? >> well, first, lz, i would say that's the first i have heard of george washington and abraham lincoln. rumors have been flying about james bu can nan for about 1r50 years. but, look, for anyone and that would include lz and myself who supports gay marriage this is a good symbolic moment. i don't think we should cannonize him. we shouldn't carve a portion of mount rushmore. >> at least not this time. not this time.

>> right, right. i don't know how this evolution thing works. we will have to see about that. >> you know, he said his views were evolving on marriage. call me cynical, but i wasn't sure that his views on marriage could get any gayer. >> there were lots of laughs there for ran paul's comments.

you know me. i have said this to you. i think the worst thing is for someone not to have a sense of hum humor. there is context for everything. it was a funny joke and i probably would have laughed at it unless it was meant in a demeaning way. >> i don't get it. i might need you to explain it to me. what does that mean i don't think his position could get any gayer? wasn't the president opposed to gay marriage a week ago. how was his position somewhere that he would define as gay before that? does he mean knit a derog tory light? a homo sexual position. >> that's why i said. if he is making a joke about supporting same sex marriage. if he means it derog tory, then it's not funny. >> you know, i'm with you on this, don. without seeing what is before

that clip, it is hard to tell where he was coming from with it. one thing i will say is a number of people on both sides of the aisle are not necessarily surprised that president obama feels this way. that's because of the policies that he has placed on his agenda essentially since he got into the white house. for him to say that is not that big of a surprise. and i get that from his joke. you know, he is one of the guys that i really like. i don't always agree with him there are things that i enjoy and disagree with. but it is what we want in washington. he is able to go into that kind of a joke, you know, with his head up high. i thought he nailed it. >> yaecheah. so we want to see the context. we had a doesy of an interview once. he came back and talked to me even after that. everybody has been talking about mitt romney in high school.

the so called prank where he forcibly held someone down. will? >> i think sit nonsense that we dive into the 50-year-old high school records of candidates to see if we can find one incident we might be able to extrapolate and vote on that. i think sit complete and utter nonsense. >> that is a no win for the

president. let me tell you as a black american or a gay american that is a no win. there is no way that was ork sfrated. that is a bunch of you know what. that did not happen. i don't know. i haven't spoke on the anyone. but that is a no win situation for any political leader. >> let me see if i can put this bluntly as possible to you. >> i am not wrong. >> it is time to get the evangelical vote. writing letters and on the phone. support from black churches. >> two days before the

fundraiser. >> that's one of the consequences that came from that. it was not orchestrated. >> it is absolutely wrong. i want to say one thing about the mitt romney controversy is that it's the fact that will, first of all, characterized it as one little thing. bullying is never one little thing. when you're the person being bullied it's not one little thing. i agree with you on that. what i am disappointed is the way he characterized what he did. i was a bully in high school. i am ashamed and embarrassed by it. you ask him about it, that's not where we are. . that's the only significance.

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