there are more men in prison than in college. go to any court room in the usa each day and you will see those courts full of black men on their way to prison, but they have chosen something to cater to the homosexual community, hollywood, the big-money people, choosing their course and ignoring the people that put the president where he is. the president is in the white house because of the civil rights movement, and i was a leader in that movement, and i did not march 1 inch, 1 foot, 1 yard for a man to marry a man and woman to marry a woman, so the president has forgotten the price that was paid, where people died, suffered and gave their blood to have equal rights in the united states. for the homosexual community and

for the president to bowed to the money as it do this did -- judas did to jesus christ is a disgrace, and we are not going to back down to take action and change the course the president is taking us in. as an example, some people say because of a position cit filet has taken they do not want them in their district is a disgrace. it is the same thing that happened when they did not want a black coming into the restaurant or staying in their hotel. now they say they do not want us in their cities. well, we will not take it. we will stand up. they will learn that they cannot do that by destroying religion, the family. it will not happen on our watch.

we will stand up. we must appoint new methods. [applause] starting this mandate for marriage, protecting the family, families of all colors. mothers, how will you feel, one year, 10 years, 15 years from now, comes and tells you i want a wedding, i want you to give me away, and she is going to marry a woman? your heart will be broken. think about what you are doing by giving the president a test in this -- a pass in this arena, by saying that it is ok because we are black, you are black, and we are quick to stand with you. mr. president, i am not going to stand with you, and there are thousands of others that are not going to stand with you with this foolishness. [applause]

so we would like to conclude by bringing in more speakers and saying that we want people to go on our website. 100,000 signatures4marriage.com and sign up with us and let the president now he has not done a smart thing and it might cost him the election. he did did because of money, -- he did it because of money, and he thinks there are more people -- there are more people that what marriage to be right than there are homosexuals. i assure you, and i think it is going to cost in the election. in the end, i would hope the

president would become wise, come to his senses, and know that he has made a mistake, and we can come back together, the people who put him in office, and admit that he made a mistake. all people make a mistake. he has made a bad mistake that will effect the history of this country, and i am ashamed the first black president chose this road, a disgraceful road. he chose a road to endorse same- sex -- is on natural it is not in the scripture. it is not natural for a woman to have a woman. for a man to have a man. if god intended that, he would have made a third sex. he did not do that. we want the president to know we will oppose his position until the end, until the last day. now, i would like to present

with you -- for you -- my son will head up the mandate for marriage campaign we will start this week to get people involved. speak for a second. >> first of all, i want to say thank you to my father for taking a bold, historic position. i am proud to call him my father. i celebrate 27 years of marriage in october to one woman at one time. we have four children. he has led by example. i'm excited about heading up mandate for marriage. this is designed to give people a chance to learn and express their values and why marriages important to them. we will take this to the road and we will be teaching people the value of marriage and giving people the chance to express why they believe as we believe. there will be more information coming, and also a book.

you can learn more at the marriagemandate.com. >> thank you, william journal -- williams jr.. now we have janice hollis. >> good morning. i am the presiding prelate of covenant international fellowship of churches in pennsylvania. i think this is a travesty in terms of the position but commander in chief has taken on a global scale and i am really proud that dr. owens has started this particular mandate to call order to where we have disorder in the highest office in the land, and i am privileged to stand here with you, dr. collins, to support you in whatever way is not -- dr. collins, to support you in whatever way i can in pennsylvania since pennsylvania is a swing state.

the president needs to know that he has presented a dereliction of duty, simply because he has touted himself as a broad thinker, a person that can have a conversation with anyone, yet he has selectively chosen to overlook this intellectual body of black leaders and we take great offense to that. he needs to know he does not have a task, as dr. owen's previously stated. we will hold him to the fire, because at some point you have to make it known what you stand for and we know this position is a political one, and we are offended. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. now we call bishop charles nauden to the stand from los angeles, california, representing the bishop was on our board. >> thank you, dr. collins. it is a privilege to be here.

-- dr. william owens. it is a privilege to be here. in order for us to understand to tell -- what is taking place we must understand what marriage is -- from the biblical point of view, the union of a male and female constitutes a marriage, a whole life between a husband and wife. the bible said marriages the hon. with god. in the genesis, god made things that were good he made light and he said that was good -- he made light, and he said that was good. he seek -- he made water, and he said was good. he made trees and plant life, and he said everything he made was good. he then looked at man and said it is not good for man to be alone. in the second chapter he put man to sleep, it took a break out

and made a woman. he did not make another man, but he made a woman. man and woman can only supply and fulfil the need that is lacking in each other. so, same-sex marriage -- it is impossible to fulfill the needs in each other. it might last for a while, but to fulfil the need that god has planted in a man, it has to be a man and woman. jesus reiterated that in matthew when he said a man should plead to his wife. it is impossible for a man to be a wife and a woman to be a husband. again, the book said he should leave his father and mother and plead to his wife, and not his partner, but his wife, and they shall be one. i am here to support this move and, and i thank you very much.

we thank god, that if we do things the way god guidelines it will strengthen our families and not weaken our families. i think same-sex marriage will weaken our families. thank you very much, god bless you. >> thank you, bishop. we also acknowledge bishop neo of germany, and rev. dean nelson -- bishop neo of germany, and reverend dean nelson -- neal of germany, and rev. dean nelson. another point that should be made, is if you watch the men that have been caught having sex with little boys, you will note all of them will say they were molested as a child. a man molested me in my home, wherever they said they were

elected, and for the president to condone this type of thing, knowing the full facts is just press -- irresponsible. rev. dean nelson. >> good morning. -reverend dean nelson. i served as chairman for the frederick douglas foundation, a christian political organization that advocates for righteousness, justice, liberty and virtue. dr. martin luther king jr. once stated that if the church does not recapture its prophetic his zeal it becomes any relevant social club without moral or spiritual authority. i believe that the challenge before the black church today is whether or not we want to become that irrelevant social club or if we want to recapture the prophetic voice that we once had. i stand today with this great

coalition to affirm our position on traditional marriage. it is our belief the marriage is between one man and one woman, and the right of marriage should only be afforded for those to whom it was originally intended. the frederick douglas foundation was a lead participant in north carolina that help to see large numbers of african-americans come to the polls and affirm traditional marriage there in the great state of north carolina. we also have plans to route our 19 states that we have a chapter to push -- throughout our 19 states where we have chapters, to push for justice and a firm original marriage, and just as in 1980, when the southern baptists had to relinquish support for one of their own, jimmy carter, when he was serving as president and running

against ronald reagan, we are challenging the african-american community to reevaluate its strong, cold-hearted support for president obama because -- old- hearted support for president obama because this is an issue that we need to be clear about not just for this generation, but for generations to come. we believe this election is a pivotal election, and that those who hold the bible as sacred, and those, particularly black americans, who are part of the democrat party must reevaluate today whether or not they will stand for biblical principles or political policy. it is our hope that many within the black community will stand with the word of god, will stand

with truth and will become a strong, independent voice for the soul of america. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, rev. nelson. we want to make it clear we are not democrat and not republican. this is not a political party. this is not the platform of any political party. it is our conscience. one big difference in the civil rights movement and the movement today to endorse same- sex marriage is when we were in the civil rights movement, most of us were very poor. but people were very poor, but they voted with their feet, they march, but their voice be heard, and turned this country of what -- around. we asked black america once again to step up and do what we need to do. we do not endorse a candidate. we do say vote for what is right, what is scriptural, and

what is honorable, and we do not want america to go down the drain, starting on a slippery slope with a black president. it might look good today. he might be finished today. he might be proper today. but when your children, and tell you they're going to marry a person of the same-sex, you are not going to be very happy, and very angry you it into the big lie. thank you very much. if there are any questions, i am available. >> if president obama does not change his stance, is the coalition ready to support kennedy mitt romney? >> we are not going to support any candidate. that is not our role. we are going to let our mission be known, and our mission is to keep marriage between a man and woman. we will not get into the politics of it. we have a social issue that we will invest, but not get into

the public -- political realm. >> what about critics who are against gay marriage, and the administration says over and over again it is homophobia and bigotry if you do not support people being able to love who they want to love? >> that is a good question and i will ask you honestly? they call me that, and what if i call them sissies? we are not that. we believe what we believed to not put things on me. >> reverend, what is god's position on polygamy? >> this is about same-sex marriage. >> i need you to define the biblical definition of marriage. >> of marriage is a marriage between a man and woman. >> i am not going to get on another track. >> talk to me about abraham's marriage. >> madame, next question >> what

is god's position on polygamy? >> reverend, what is god's position on polygamy? >> are you going to stand here and demand that i answer your question? this is not about polygamy. this is about same-sex marriage. you said you would answer questions about marriage. >> yes, sir. >> you said president obama condones the molestation of children. >> i did not say that. >> i could read you, you said you will note that all people caught having sex with little boys say they were molested as a child and for the president to condone this kind of thing as irresponsible. >> for him to condone same-sex marriage is the road to homosexuals being more able to do that. i have never said that president obama condolence to --

condolence sex with a man and a boy. >> do you see athere will be mae challenges facing our families if this stands. in every state this has been on the ballot, in every state where it has been on the ballot, we have one. people like the president and others have chosen to take over and not done with the people wanted. they have not won in one state. >> can you explain how there is a difference between

homosexuality and civil-rights? >> there is no comparison. you could not go to white restaurants. you could not go to a white hotel. they have never been denied those rights. never. they do everything. we feel they should have the best jobs, the best of everything, but not marriage. >> i am wondering how you respond to think there is more than one issue to consider. they say they agree with obama on other issues. >> i might agree with him on other issues also but there is not one issue more important than holding the family together. it does not matter if you have a lot of money, and if your family is destroyed, what does it mean? >> in a recent survey, 18% said same-sex marriage is a critical issue.

do you think this issue is something that african- americans can get behind even the numbers say it is not in the top five? >> i think so. that is why we are going across the country. the same question was asked of the civil rights movement. i was a junior pastor and we went to a restaurant. we had to go to the back door. the pastor stood in that back room where we were waiting for our food and said your grandchildren will never be able to go into the front door of the restaurant. seven years later we were going into the front door. we can make a difference if we join together. >> you would like to see that 18% of african-americans become higher. >> absolutely. i know it is possible. we are going to work very hard.

>> why is it not the case now? >> we have not been out there doing what we are doing. >> is the community not aware of this? this is against their values and you need to go explain that? >> every time it has been voted on, the african-american community has voted against it. in every state. no exception. but i think that african- american community must be aware of the damage. i think they are looking at the fact that he is black, really have a black, half white, they are looking at that instead of what he is doing. he has ignored us. he has ignored the black preachers. he has ignored the black press. when the civil rights movement

was going on, most white presidents were against us. he has ignored them. he does not come to our conventions. he did not go to the naacp convention. he did not go to the ame convention but he goes to anything they want. because he has those locked up. he does not have us locked up. >> african american children are born out-of-wedlock, depending on which studies. do you feel that the reason for such high out of wedlock births is because the family has fallen apart because of gay marriage? >> not because of gay marriage. one reason is we tolerate it. we do not teach against it. i have a baby and a mother could have had an abortion. she did not have an abortion. she wanted us to be the parents instead of our gross having abortions and children being

born out of wedlock, we have addressed this that black menaces must get up and say if you do not want the baby, there is somebody else who will love the baby. our baby has been the joy of our life. >> can you talk about what you're coalition is doing to encourage black men to maintain the heads of their household and not leave their children? >> absolutely. i am glad you asked that question. i know what can be done to the black community. i started this ministry, the way i built my nation was getting black and manning college. in four years, we put four hundred black students in a predominantly white university.

they had 5%. when we left, they had 22%. these boys were on the fringes. some had been to prison. we walked to one young man at of prison who had served and was in court on another case. we convinced the judge to release him and the judge to sentence to that young man to a degree from the university. yes, it can be done and we plan to do it and the black preacher has to do more than just talk about this. he has to talk about the home, he has to get into the community and love those girls, love those families. >> what about civil unions? there are people who say it is not marriage. >> it is not different. >> how we intend to take the marriage mandate is to do just that. part of the purpose of the mandate is not just to expose the wrong but to celebrate the

right. part of the purpose is to equip those marriages and bring out the beauty of marriage. that is one reason for the mandate. >> can you talk about, how many signatures have you gotten? when did you start? how far along are you on that? >> i do not have that number. we give out our website, so there are several thousands. my wife keeps a count of that. i do what i do. >> can you give us details about the mandate project? what are you guys going to do? how big of a budget? >> we just started. we have our first fund-raiser august 16.

we just started. but we are going to go nationwide with that agenda, just like the president has gone to hollywood. we are going to people who support us, whether they be $1, $1,000, we are going to ask for support because we need money to take this agenda nationwide. i will take one more question. >> can you tell us your affiliation? the mention being a part of a larger church body. >> i am a member of the church of god in christ. >> in your remarks, he said this is not a political of bent but in the press releases as you are looking to --

98 days until the election, i clearly this is not a political backing. can you tell us, who supported the president in 2008? >> i think most of us did. >> to do specifically? >> i did. yes. >> can the others respond? >> would you like to respond? >> i did not support the president but we have a grass roots efforts in north carolina where we have large numbers of people who supported the president but have withdrawn their support. >> are you talking about people who are not going to vote because of this issue for the president? >> for us, our challenge really is to ask black americans to withhold their support, particularly those who are christians. however, as he may have noted, in north carolina there was a

poll this show that 20% of black americans said they were going to support governor romney. that was not an initiative we were pushing but there was a poll this show that 20% of black americans were going to vote for governor romney. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012]

when you start going comment if you get into political. i do not need to know it. >> do you have something planned? thank you. >> i was wondering if maybe you could answer this.

if you talk to this people in this administration, they say people against it do not talk context.ymore all they say they are big hits. they do not bring up that it is a matter of believe. -- bigots. they do not bring up that it is a matter of belief.

>> we have to be really clear about the way is that we alone are self -- own ourselves and our history. >> the former president of the college rights about politics and african-american history. this sunday, at your calls and

tweaks. -- tweets. >> walter chung spoke on the house floor this week about what he called the failed u.s. policy in afghanistan. he suggested the project implemented in afghanistan will not be sustainable by the afghans once the u.s. leaves. he also called on americans to tell the government to bring troops home now. >> thank you very much. i tried to get here once a week to talk about our failed policy. last thursday an article reminded us of the difficulty trying to change a culture like afghanistan. for centuries the outside influences have been trying, but we are never going to be able to change the police

systems and culture of the middle east. the "mitt could he" article stated that parts of afghanistan were stuck in the 14th century. we are supporting a corrupt country and a culture where it is commonplace for grown men to have sexual relations with young boys. the american taxpayers should be outraged to know that their tax dollars are going to support this kind of practice. yesterday "the washington post" published an article titled, "u.s. construction projects in afghanistan challenge by inspector generals' report." while discussing the fact that projects implemented in afghanistan by americans will not be possible for the afghans to sustain once the united states leaves, the questions for policy makers in washington is whether the massive influx of american spending in afghanistan is actually making the problem worse. one such project to provide

electricity requires purchasing diesel fuel to run the generators enough to power about 2,500 afghan homes or small businesses. is projected to cost the united states taxpayer about $220 million through 2013. i mean, mr. speaker, it's just billions and billions and billions and billions going to afghanistan and very little accountability. and yet we are cutting programs for the american people. i don't know to me imakes no sense at all. mr. speaker, again i brought this poster today. this is a new one i purchased myself. mr. speaker, there's a little girl holding her mother's arm. the mother is being escorted by an army officer, and the little girl is looking at the caisson carrying h father. her father is under an american flag. the father was killed in afghanistan for america. i would say to this family, you

should be very proud of your father. i would say to congress, why can't you understand that you've got a failed policy in afghanistan and these young men and women are dying, these young men and women are losing their legs and arms and yet we keep sending $10 billion a month to a corrupt lead where they have the practice of adult men making love with boys over therin afghanistan. i just don't understand the congress to be honest with you. mr. spear, as you know and many know i have cam lejeune marine base in my district. the last 10 days three marines have been killed in afghanistan. i salute their families and thank them for the gift of their loved one. how many more young men and women have to die in afghanistan? how many more taxpayers' dollars have to go to prop up a corrupt leader? afghanistan will not survive under karzai. the taliban will eventually

take over. and, mr. speaker, before closing as i always do, first i like to ask the american people to contact their members of congress and say bring our troops home now. at least no later than 2014 and stop spending our taxpayers' money when you can't even account for what it's being spent for in afghanistan and spend it right here in america and build our roads, schools, and infrastructure. so on behalf of this little girl and her mom, and all the families who have given loved ones dying for freedom in afghanistan, i will close this way. god please bless our men and women in uniform. god please bless the families of our men and women in uniform. god in your loving arms hold the families who have given a child dying for freedom in afghanistan and iraq. goplease bless the house and senate we will do a what is right in god's eyes for the people of today and people of tomorrow. and i ask god to please bless the president of the united states to give him wisdo

courage, and strength to do what's right for god's people here. and three times i will say, god please, god please, god please continue t hikes at the foot of the bridge i was beaten. i thought i was going to die. >> a 25 year old john lewis took part in a march to montgomery alabama that would take them around the bridge. >> we came in within distance of the state troopers. a man identified himself and said i am major john macleod. this will not be allowed to continue. one of the young people walking beside me said give us a moment to kneel and pray. the major said, a trooper's advance. >> sunday at 8:00.

>> nominees for u.s. ambassadors to afghanistan and pakistan testify before the senate last week. they are both veteran diplomat an have served in the u.s. embassy. they answered questions on the u.s. transition in afghanistan as was the country's relationship with pakistan going forward. it was reported that brand paul objected to the nomination. this is one hour and a half. there are more meetings going on then there are hours and available moments to get to