Updated Friday, June 26, 11:40 a.m. EDT: The Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is legal in the United States. The ruling effectively ends the ban on same-sex marriage that was still in effect in some 13 states. Β
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As theΒ U.S. Supreme Court readied to announce its decisionΒ onΒ same-sexΒ marriage,Β a group of blackΒ clergyΒ vowed to push back ifΒ it doesnβt like the high courtβs ruling.
The Christian Post reports that the Coalition of African-American Pastors, or CAAP,Β joined other ChristianΒ leaders at a press conference in Memphis, Tenn., to announce theirΒ battle plans: a mass civil disobedienceΒ byΒ members of the clergy across the nation.
βIf they rule for same-sex marriage, then weβre going to do the same thing we did for the civil rights movement,β said the Rev. Bill Owens, president and founder of CAAP. βWe will not obey an unjust law.β
CAAP has been fighting same-sex marriage for years. TheΒ organizationΒ openly rebuked President Barack Obama on this issue. Owens told U.S. News & World Report that the organization was proud to have a black president but that theΒ βpride has turned to shame.β He added, βThe man holding the most powerful position in the world is stooping to lead the country down an immoral path.β
Members of the conservativeΒ clergy groupΒ unabashedly called for the impeachment of former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder over this issue and chastised the NAACP for officiallyΒ endorsing same-sex marriage.
The Rev. David Welch, president of the Pastor Council in Houston and a white clergyman, underscored the resolve of many conservativeΒ religious leaders to oppose same-sex marriage at any cost: βThey want to fill jails with pastors across the nation, of every color, denomination and every size who will stand for the laws of God and His truths.β
Owens added, βThe politicians and courts have tried to take God out of this country. This country was founded on godly principles. We will not stand back.β
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