Barack Obama on Same-Sex Marriage at Visible Vote 08 Presidential Forum

I [have] specifically raised the homophobia in [the African-American] community as an impediment to dealing with AIDS issues. […] I [have] specifically talked about the degree to which the notion of gay marriage in black churches has been used to divide, has been used to distract. […] If you think that issue is more important to the black family, […] than the fact that black men don't have any jobs and are struggling in the inner cities, then I profoundly disagree with you. […] There are people [in the black community] who recognize that if we're going to talk about justice and civil rights and fairness, that should apply to all people, not just some. And there are some folks who, coming out of the church, have, you know, elevated one line in Romans above the Sermon in the Mount.