Minister and Community Activist

Eugene Rivers

1 article 2006

Eugene Rivers is a prominent Boston-based Pentecostal minister and community activist known for his work on urban violence prevention and faith-based social initiatives. He contributed to The Weekly Standard with commentary opposing same-sex marriage from a civil rights perspective. Rivers has been a visible public voice on issues at the intersection of religion, race, and social policy.

Same-Sex Marriage:Hijacking the Civil Rights Legacy

June 1, 2006 · Blog

THE MOVEMENT TO REDEFINE MARRIAGE to include same-sex unions has packaged its demands in the rhetoric and images of the civil rights movement. This strategy, though cynical, has enormous strategic utility. For what reasonable, fair-minded American could object to a movement that conjures up images…