• Richard Cizik Shifts His View on SSU and Is Asked to Resign

On Fresh Air with Terry Gross, National Association of Evangelicals vice president of governmental affairs Rich Cizik admitted that his views on same sex unions are shifting. While he made it clear that he does not favor same sex marriage, he did affirm the that he favors same sex civil unions. Cizik also admitted that he voted for Barack Obama in the primary election, although he did not reveal for whom he voted in the general. As a result of these comments, NAE president Leith Anderson asked Cizik to resign, which Cizik did.