Michael Eric Dyson calls out Black church on MSNBC's "The Ed Show"

President Obama stated in a Good Morning America interview last week that same-sex marriages should be allowed to be married. This personal opinion from the highest office in the land started a firestorm of backlash and controversy, especially from the Black church.

On Friday, Michael Eric Dyson (@MichaelEDyson) called out the Black church on this issue saying that they are "using God to cosign on their bigotry." I couldn't agree more. 

Below is the segment on The Ed Show.

It saddens me that the Black church would have the audacity to use the Bible to justify their homophobia against the LGBT community when they are the same people asking for offering from the people they reject on Sunday mornings.

Lest they forget that the slave masters in the South used the very same Bible to justify slavery. Well look at the pot calling the kettle black.

My pastor, Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III (@fhunscripted) spoke on the very same issue during his sermon yesterday. He said that President Obama's job is to uphold, honor, and defend the US Constitution, NOT the Bible. He is not a pastor but the president.

The Constitution is based solely on the Declaration of Independence which starts off with "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that ALL men are created equal." It didn't say that all straight men.

Many people missed the point that President Obama also said that it was up to the STATES to decide on the legality of same-sex marriages. You did know that marriage is a STATE issue?

What disturbs me in terms of the Black community is that they want to criticize and have a say in gay marriage when they are out here having multiple relationships with people at the same time, having pre-marital sex and having babies out of wedlock. Who died and made them God? If gay marriage has no direct impact on your life why should you care?

We are clearly worrying about the wrong thing and in this case, the wrong issue. Many Black Americans should be more concerned about the potential doubling of student loan debt rates and the lack of jobs instead of who is marrying who. Let's be real, we all have that one family member or friend that we rather not talk about because of their sexual orientation. 

We have NO right to decide what sins are ok and what are not. God said that no sin is higher than another.  In addition, Jesus said to love our neighbors as ourselves. Most of us may not like the idea of gay marriage but we must be able to tolerate our LGBT brothers and sisters and continue to support President Obama.