The Human Rights Campaign a pro-gay rights group blames CNN for the choice of Messiah College for the recent Compassion Forum.

“It is our understanding that CNN chose the venue,” Brad Luna, communications director for the Human Rights Campaign, told me in an email, when I asked about the appropriateness of Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, and Barack Obama, D-Illinois, who profess to support gay rights, speaking Sunday night at Messiah College where homosexuality is classified as a sin along with adultery, stealing, and sexual abuse.

“It is an unfortunate choice by CNN and we would rather have seen them hold this forum in a more welcoming environment,” Luna says. “However, this has no reflection on the steadfast commitment Senators Obama and Clinton have shown for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.”

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