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Thu, May 10 2012 11:53:19

President Obama endorses same-sex marriage

  1. It began with a simple Tweet...
  2. BarackObama
    Barack Obama@BarackObama
    "Same-sex couples should be able to get married."—President Obama
    Wed, May 09 2012 12:18:02
  3. Gay rights advocates tweeted their excitement, with some joking that Obama had proven that evolution is more than a theory.
  4. HRC
    HumanRightsCampaign@HRC
    YES! @barackobama speaks out for full marriage equality. History is made. Send a thank you note w/ @HRC: goo.gl/iWF3Y #LGBT
    Wed, May 09 2012 11:59:47
  5. revsusanrussell
    Susan Russell@revsusanrussell
    HOT OFF THE @HuffPost: President Obama Makes the Case for Same-sex Marriage and for Evolution huff.to/KR7Kcw #LGBT #prop8 #HRC
    Wed, May 09 2012 12:52:05
  6. Obama's political allies also offered praise. 
  7. CatholicDems
    Catholic Democrats@CatholicDems
    Pres. Lincoln evolved on slavery - Pres. Obama evolved on the civil rights of gay people - it takes a leader to take such political risks
    Wed, May 09 2012 14:14:58
  8. Some, not so much.
  9. rzollAP
    Rachel Zoll@rzollAP
    Joel Hunter, evangelical who is #Obama spiritual adviser, told @AP tougher now to support Obama, but will do so. apne.ws/J1DYRO
    Wed, May 09 2012 14:18:29
  10. Obama said during his interview that he knows some conservatives will not be happy with the evolution of his views.
  11. ReligionNewsNow
    ReligionNewsService@ReligionNewsNow
    Obama: “I was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, the word marriage ... invokes very powerful traditions and religious beliefs.”
    Wed, May 09 2012 12:20:37
  12. And they weren't...
  13. NCRegister
    N. Catholic Register@NCRegister
    Cardinal Dolan: President Obama's Remarks on Marriage 'Deeply Saddening' bit.ly/IYWfWq @USCCB
    Wed, May 09 2012 15:08:36
  14. RickSantorum
    Rick Santorum@RickSantorum
    The charade is over as Pres. Obama makes it clear where he stands on protecting marriage. Read my response here: ht.ly/aOcf6
    Wed, May 09 2012 14:09:18
  15. BryanJFischer
    Bryan Fischer@BryanJFischer
    President Obama just stuck a fork in himself. He's done, he's toast, he's in the archives. Hello President Romney.
    Wed, May 09 2012 13:07:27
  16. ReligionNewsNow
    ReligionNewsService@ReligionNewsNow
    @RalphReed calls #Obama's support for same-sex marriage "an unanticipated gift to the #Romney campaign" that will fuel evangelical turnout
    Wed, May 09 2012 13:08:21
  17. albertmohler
    albertmohler@albertmohler
    Why did Pres. Obama make his same-sex marriage statement now? Wash. Post. reports that 1 in 6 of his most generous fundraisers is openly gay
    Wed, May 09 2012 12:15:12
  18. TheAnchoress
    Elizabeth Scalia@TheAnchoress
    Obama's "selective federalism" amusing: wondering how today's headlines will play in churches? shar.es/2xdsi @theanchoress
    Wed, May 09 2012 13:56:17
  19. Some, like Christianity Today editor David Neff, took a lighter approach to the historic news. 
  20. dneff
    David Neff@dneff
    Breaking news: Obama endorses gay marriage & Vidal Sassoon is dead at age 84. Which story has the bigger surprise?
    Wed, May 09 2012 12:36:51

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