Mr. Obama's declaration last week that he supports same-sex marriage prompted ministers around the country to take to their pulpits on Sunday and preach on the issue. But in the clash over homosexuality, the battle lines do not simply pit ministers against secular advocates for gay rights. Religion is on both sides in this conflict. The battle is actually church versus church, minister versus minister, and Scripture versus Scripture.
MORE: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47409207/ns/politics-the_new_york_times/
See also...
Is the black church guilty of spiritual hypocrisy in same-sex marriage debate?
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/12/is-the-black-church-guilty-of-spiritual-hypocrisy-in-same-sex-marriage-debate/comment-page-2/
And...
Coach's anti-gay comments an 'embarrassment' but not fireable offense
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/11/us/nebraska-coach-anti-gay-comments/index.html?hpt=us_t3
