Black leaders plan to protest against Christian conservatives
DALLAS Some prominent African-American leaders plan to organize against Christian conservatives they say have used gay marriage and abortion to distract from larger moral issues.
The leaders yesterday pointed to issues such as the war, voting rights, affirmative action and poverty.
The Reverends Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Joseph Lowery and hundreds of black leaders from around the country are focusing on mobilizing black voters for the fall elections during a black clergy conference in Dallas....