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Religious leaders are addressing their concerns with the Obama administration loud and clear when it comes to same sex marriage.

The next 72 hours — followed by the Sunday Sermons and Homilies of the sixth Sunday of Easter — will weigh heavy on  all clergy in the nation who have heard the news of  President Obama’s support of gay marriage.

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Judeo-Christian advisers, pastors, bishops, priests and the like will all issue their opinions.

Thus far today  these are the reactions of many:

Dr. Tony Evans, pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, said, “I am disappointed. As a Christian and as a person who believes the Bible has established clearly what marriage is supposed to be between a man and woman, and because of the reality that the saga of a nation is really the saga of its family’s written large. And when you redefine the family other than what the Creator intended when he established it, then you look at the devolution of civilization.”

Bishop Harry Jackson, senior pastor of Hope Christian Church in MD, said “I think the president has been in this place for awhile and that he chose this time because he thought that it might shift the balance of power. The timing made me suspect the motives were political, coming out of the North Carolina victory for the traditional marriage groups and maybe have people kind of rally behind this pro same-sex marriage cause.”

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Albert Mohler said, “Pres. Obama’s evolution ends. He publicly supports same-sex marriage (again). Even his friends knew his “evolving” position was dishonest. Why did Pres. Obama make his same-sex marriage statement now? Wash. Post. reports that 1 in 6 of his most generous fundraisers is openly gay.”

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Pastor Jack Graham said, “At the source of the same sex marriage issue is the spiritual emptiness of a nation which has forgotten God and denied His Word. Let me appeal to all my pastor friends to clearly and unequivocally state your support of Biblical marriage. Don’t sit this one out.”

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Bryant Wright, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, said, “A very sad day for America when the President comes out in support of same sex marriage. No surprise, but deeply troubling for our future!”
 Bishop William Sheals, pastor of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA, said, “I disagree not on political reasons but biblical reasons. It is not anti-gay this or anti-person this. It is pro-marriage. It is a 3000-year-old institution.”

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said, “Obama’s comments are deeply saddening. I pray for the President every day, and will continue to pray that he and his Administration act justly to uphold and protect marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

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Ralph Reed: “Obama’s announcement is a gift to the Romney campaign.”
Bob Vander Plaats, head of The Family Leader, said, “This will stoke a part of the religious base even more against Obama. They were already fired up to get rid of Obama. This will only make them more on fire to get rid of Obama.
Pastor Jentezen Franklin said, “Feel a real sadness for America with the announcement of Gay Marriage support from Pres. Obama. Bible is clear this is sin. PRAY!”

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Gary Bauer, president of American Values, said, “The charade is finally up. We’ve always known that Barack Obama supports same-sex marriage. With every action he’s taken, from court appointments to his rhetoric, he’s been preparing the way to undermine traditional marriage. Obama’s finally made that support explicit.”
Minister G. Craige Lewis said, “Folks were so determined to make Obama a Christian. But Christians do not support gay marriage. So, what does that make him now? Mark 7:6 – He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council” He supports legalizing same-sex marriage finally brings his words in sync with his actions. From opposing state marriage amendments to refusing to defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to giving taxpayer funded marriage benefits to same-sex couples, the President has undermined the spirit if not the letter of the law.

What do you think?  Is this all too much about nothing? We want to hear from you in the comments, on Facebook and everywhere.

The Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) “The Torah and Jewish tradition, in the clearest of terms, prohibit the practice of homosexuality. Same-sex unions are against both the letter and the spirit of Jewish law, which sanctions only the union of a man and a woman in matrimony.

Make sure to take a look at the nation’s most influential pastors in the gallery below.

Rabbis, Priests & Pastors Speak On President Obama’s Same Sex Support  was originally published on elev8.com