Louis Farrakhan Slams Obama's Sanction of Gay Marriage, Calls Homosexuality 'Sin'
Minister Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader who has previously spoken about President Barack Obama in glowing terms, recently rebuked the president's confessed support for same-sex marriage saying he has "sanctioned what the Scriptures forbid."
"Our president just agreed to same-sex marriage," Farrakhan said during a May 27 gathering at the California Convention Center in San Diego. He was referring to Obama's May 9 endorsement of such unions during an interview with ABC News.
The Nation of Islam leader spoke while holding up a May 21 copy of Newsweek magazine with a cover image of President Obama, who is a Christian, with a rainbow halo and the caption "The First Gay President."
"He's the first president that sanctioned what the Scriptures forbid," Farrakhan, 79, said in a grave tone to an audience of African-Americans....
