Prior to the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage, CAAP President William Owens announced that he and others were prepared to engage in civil disobedience in order to defend marriage. Below you'll find media coverage of both the Court's decision and CAAP's response.
Christian Pastors: "Prepare for Massive Civil Disobedience"...
On April 17, 2015, CAAP presented Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore with the inaugural Letter from Birmingham Jail Courage Award. The award recognized Judge Moore's principled stand for marriage and family in a time when both are under attack. Below is just some of the media coverage of...
by Zenitha Prince
Special to the AFRO.
Tea Party figurehead U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was the keynote speaker at an awards dinner that kicked off the Coalition of African American Pastors’ 8th Annual Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., this week.
“Senator Paul is one of the most prominent leaders in Washington...
BY STOYAN ZAIMOV, CHRISTIAN POST REPORTER
July 18, 2013|5:26 pm
The Coalition of African-American Pastors (CAAP) has condemned reports of violence following the not guilty verdict in the case of George Zimmerman and the killing of Trayvon Martin, reminding Americans that civil rights were won through peace.
"The black community knows that our civil...
The Rev. Billy Owens, Chairman of the Coalition of African American Pastors, says that claims by the gay marriage proponents that they are fighting the same fight as the African American Civil Rights movement of decades ago are just...
Written by STAFF REPORT
Sunday, 09 September 2012
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Last week in Tampa the Coalition of African-American Pastors (CAAP) thanked the Republican Party for supporting traditional marriage in its party platform.
This week the group is attending the Democratic National Convention in...
Assigned to cover both this year's political conventions, ESSENCE News Editor Wendy L. Wilson has been on the scene at the RNC in Tampa, speaking with African Americans in attendance to find out exactly why they aren't backing President Obama in 2012. Here, she catches up with the Rev....
The Democratic Party platform group have announced the platform they drafted will, like the did president recently, endorse same-sex marriage and remove references to God. The positions will undoubtedly be highlighted at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte this week.
Will the rest of the Democratic...
