First, two claps for Rev. Al.

Yeah, you read that right. In one of the more plain and clear ways to describe the hypocrisy that often creeps within religion, specifically within the corporation-esque entities of Black mega-churches, Rev. Al is being quoted all over the internet about a recent sermon he gave.

Rev. Al Sharpton Speaks on Prop 8

Appearing as the keynote speaker at the Human Rights Ecumenical Service held at Atlanta’s Tabernacle Baptist Church, via PageOneQ:

There is something immoral and sick about using all of that power to not end brutality and poverty, but to break into people’s bedrooms and claim that God sent you.

Oh no…he goes on.

It amazes me when I looked at California and saw churches that had nothing to say about police brutality, nothing to say when a young black boy was shot while he was wearing police handcuffs, nothing to say when they overturned affirmative action, nothing to say when people were being [relegated] into poverty, yet they were organizing and mobilizing to stop consenting adults from choosing their life partners.

That’s deep.

I am tired of seeing ministers who will preach homophobia by day, and then after they’re preaching, when the lights are off they go cruising for trade…We know you’re not preaching the Bible, because if you were preaching the Bible we would have heard from you. We would have heard from you when people were starving in California–when they deregulated the economy and crashed Wall Street you had nothing to say. When [accused Ponzi scammer] Madoff made off with the money, you had nothing to say. When Bush took us to war chasing weapons of mass destruction that weren’t there you had nothing to say.

Preach!!

But all of a sudden, when Proposition 8 came out, you had so much to say, but since you stepped in the rain, we’re going to step in the rain with you.

Damn.

I breathe a sigh of relief when I see things like this. Pastors are not all one voice. Black people do not all think the same. Not everyone is as ignorant as they seem (surprisingly).

So, what now, folks? Will his words fall on deaf ears? Will we see a whole bunch of Soul-Train award gospel songs denouncing Rev. Al and claiming they cured themselves of homosexuality?

I’ll be getting my popcorn out for this one…