  Today's Washington Post has urlLink an interesting article about what a complicated issue same-sex marriage is for black leaders, "because it pits two pillars of the black community -- progressive activism and conservative morality, both nurtured in the black church -- squarely against each other. " Many black leaders, particularly within the clergy, feel that they can't support the struggle for gay rights because the Bible says homosexuality is wrong.
Coincidentally, this is the second time in the past few days that I've read about a group that felt compelled by the Bible's picture of right and wrong. The Phineas Priests are a terrorist organization that one joins by committing a violent act against gays, abortion doctors, or interracial couples. Phineas Priests do this, they claim, because the Bible tells them to. They're right. The Bible does say that killing interracial couples makes God happy. In Numbers 25:6-13, Phineas stabs an Israelite man and a Mideanite woman through the gut with a javelin because he finds their interracial relationship to be immoral. God is so pleased that he saves the Israelites from a plague and elevates Phineas to the high priesthood. Generally, I don't bother to argue with people who say they're doing what they do because God told them to. It's really disappointing, though, to see some of MLK's peers sitting on the sidelines of the struggle for gay rights.
Yes, the Bible tells you to, but the Bible also tells the Phineas Priests to kill black people who date white people. The Bible's a good book, but it's not a good defense for your actions, or your inaction. Right now I miss: Megan 
