Some are left-wing on economics but conservative on culture: just ask most black or blue-collar Christians what they think of gay marriage.

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Nisa Muhammad of the Wedded Bliss Foundation, a pro-marriage group, urges her college-educated sisters to consider marrying honourable blue-collar workers, such as the postman.

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