New Cobb Gay Christian Group Started in Austell

Austell is the home of a new organization for gay Christians in Cobb County.

Cobb County Free to Be Me Ministries was started by Nadine Rawls in late March, and the group held its first event, a meet and greet, on March 31 in Austell.

Earlier this month, President Barack Obama announced his support of gay marriage, and has received enormous support and backlash for doing so.

U.S. Rep. John Lewis released a statement supporting Obama and expressing his own happiness that “more Americans, including President Obama, empathize with the struggles of same sex couples and express willingness in state after state to give their unions the same legal rights as other married couples.”

Even South Cobb Patch blogger, Pastor Robert Moore of in Austell, .

He writes, "Marriage will always be a SACRED Institution Designed by the Creator between 1 Man and 1 Woman."

Traditionally, African-Americans have opposed gay marriage more than they have favored it, but recent polls show a shift. An ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted May 17-20 found 59 percent of African-Americans in favor of same-sex marriage.

The same poll showed that gay marriage opposition overall reached a new low.

South Cobb Patch will post an interview with Rawls this week.

So what do you think about the new Cobb GLBT Christian group? Do you support same-sex marriage? Tell us below in the comments.