By Paul Stanley , Christian Post Reporter
The Rev. Keith Ratliff, who serves as president of the NAACP’s Iowa-Nebraska conference and also pastors Maple Street Missionary Baptist Church in Des Moines, Iowa, said in a statement that he was leaving “due to the NAACP’s position and support of same-sex marriage.”
“I want to thank the NAACP for the privilege to humbly serve in such an organization and thank all those I had the privilege to work with in the states of Iowa, Nebraska and throughout the country,” said Ratliff in a statement released on Wednesday.
Ratliff told The Des Moines Register last month that he was praying over his decision after the national board of directors endorsed the president’s position. Obama had announced last month that he believes same-sex couples should be able to get married. More