Southern Christian Leadership Conference CA Leader Fights Firing Over Gay Marriage Support

Civil Rights Movement icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a group of Black activists who founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1959.  Even after King's assassination in 1968, the SCLC remained one of the nation's leading civil rights organizations. But now the group's cohesion is under threat. The issue which could potentially split the organization is same-sex marriage. The Atlanta, Georgia-based leadership of the group has threatened to suspend or remove Rev. Eric P. Lee as head of the Los Angeles SCLC chapter because of his outspoken support for homosexual marriage. But Lee and supporters in the L.A. chapter are fighting back essentially arguing that the national board does not have the authority to remove him. Lee is also thought to be seeking support from other SCLC chapters around the country. Full Story from Eurweb.com

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