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IAF activists to Md. gov. candidates: We want a public relationship, not a ‘booty call’

IAF activists to Md. gov. candidates: We want a public relationship, not a ‘booty call’

Thursday, May 15, 2014
The Washington Post

The Baltimore pastor explained it like this: Being courted by a politician can sometimes feel like a one-night stand for community activists. In the heat of the moment, there is intense devotion and endless promises. But what happens the next morning?

“We’re not asking you to marry us. This is no request for death-do-us part relationship,” said Bishop Douglas Miles of Koinonia Baptist Church, addressing three Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls during a forum in Baltimore on Wednesday night. “But, understand, neither will we be treated as, like the young people say, as a booty call.”