The Reverend Richard Cizik spoke in support of gay civil unions during a December 2 broadcast of Fresh Air on National Public Radio and said his attitude toward LGBT people is shifting.
The evangelical organization was quick to distance itself from Cizik. He has become an increasingly outspoken opponent of some of the association’s positions in recent years — in particular, its stand on the environment and global warming.
With money from evangelicals second only to donations from Mormons in the successful effort to pass California’s Prop. 8, the Reverend Richard Cizik’s resignation Thursday from the National Association of Evangelicals after publicly supporting same-sex unions highlights the divide between conservative churches and gay interest.
