Southern Baptist President Fred Luter Disagrees With Obama On Gay Marriage
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- | June 21, 2012
Reverend Fred Luter, the newly elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has said he's in disagreement with President Barack Obama on gay marriage.
Luter, the first African-American to helm the nation's largest Protestant denomination, appeared on cabler CNN's Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien.
“Will your agenda include inclusiveness of gay Americans, a new civil rights issue?” he was asked.
“No, I'm a man of the book,” Luter responded. “I believe in the word of God. I believe in the bible. God has specifically spoken about marriage. Marriage is between a man and a woman. That's biblical. No president whether it's a president in the White House, no governor, no mayor, no one can change that. God has already established marriage between a one man and one woman. So I would stand for that because that's what the word of God says and that's what I believe in.”
CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien noted that his view puts him in opposition to Obama's.
“On this particular subject, yes. I support my president. He is my president. I pray for him and Michelle and his daughters on a daily basis. But on this issue, the president and I have two different opinions for sure,” he said.
(Related: Southern Baptists reject gay marriage.)