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DE Michael Sam was a seventh-round draft pick by the Rams.
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Michael Sam is no longer attached to an NFL team and none of them appear to want to pick him up because his sexual orientation causes too much distraction, claims a Buffalo Bills star.

Offensive lineman Eric Wood goes on, more specifically, to blame the media for focusing on the personal life of the NFL’s first openly gay draft pick.

‘Blame that on espn,’ Wood tweeted in response to Sam’s inability to find an

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Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks, executive director and CEO of the National Black Justice Coalition in Washington, D.C., appears in a still from the documentary, “The New Black.” (PHOTO: THE NEW BLACK)

A documentary being broadcast by PBS titled, “The New Black,” examines how the Christian right capitalizes on “homophobia in the black community’s institutional pillar — the black church” in order to “pursue an anti-gay political agenda.”

“The New Black” aims to portray how the African-American communi

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Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks, executive director and CEO of the National Black Justice Coalition in Washington, D.C., appears in a still from the documentary, “The New Black.” (PHOTO: THE NEW BLACK)

A documentary being broadcast by PBS titled, “The New Black,” examines how the Christian right capitalizes on “homophobia in the black community’s institutional pillar — the black church” in order to “pursue an anti-gay political agenda.”

“The New Black” aims to portray how the African-American communi

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An ex-Southern Baptist church in rural Kentucky will host same-sex wedding ceremonies despite gay marriage being illegal in the state.

Deacons at Louisville’s Highland Baptist Church recently voted to marry same-sex couples who are members of the church. However, senior Pastor Joe Phelps says the decision was made without the vote of the congregation.

“Part of the mission of Deacons at Highland Baptist Church is discernment, where an elected body of members serves as a voice for the congregat

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About two hours after declaring his support for same-sex marriage last week, President Obama gathered eight or so African-American ministers on a conference call to explain himself. He had struggled with the decision, he said, but had come to believe it was the right one.
 
The ministers, though, were not all as enthusiastic. A vocal few made it clear that the president's stand on gay marriage might make it difficult for them to support his re-election.
 
"They were wrestling with their abilit
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Gay marriage and homosexual weddings are being sanctioned or considered by many countries or states. What effects would same-sex unions have on society, on the church, on children, on government and schools, on Christians, and on marriage itself? Should homosexuals and lesbians be granted the right to marry, along with the privileges of marriage? Is homosexuality moral or immoral? Should benefits be given to "domestic partners"? Does the Bible teach that God wants us to accept and tolerate homos

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