African American Couple Banned From Marrying In Mississippi Church

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/07/28/601921/african-american-couple-banned-from-marrying-in-mississippi-church/




African American Couple Banned From Marrying In Mississippi Church |

A predominately white church in Mississippi barred an African American couple from marrying and threatened to vote out their pastor if he officiated the wedding on the premises. Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson had “booked the church and distributed invitations” for their July 21st wedding, only to discover that a small minority opposed their union at the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs. “This had never been done before here, so it was setting a new precedent, and there are those who reacted to that because of that,” said Dr. Stan Weatherford, the pastor, who performed the ceremony at a nearby church. (HT: Pam’s House Blend)

[Scuba]

1. The pastor didn't resign in protest? Stand up guy, eh?

[grantcart]

14. That would have ended his career. There are more qualified pastors than Churches.

He married the couple in another Church and invited them to fire him. I think he did the right thing.

[liberalmuse]

2. Fuck Mississippi.

Most states would gladly marry this couple. Mississippi is at the bottom of EVERYTHING for good reason.

[KamaAina]

25. Mississippi WILL gladly marry them. This one church full of bedsheet racist asshats will not.

[MNBrewer]

16. Because they're a church

and churches are allowed to discriminate. On the basis of sexual orientation usually, but in this case it was the good old fashioned basis of race!

[MNBrewer]

20. Yes, churches are allowed to discriminate

legally

[MNBrewer]

26. Morally disallowed?

My own belief is that churches are some of the most vile entities on the planet, so the depth of their depravities comes as no surprise to me. However, it's the legalities that are important in this particular case, I think.

[Initech]

4. Is this... what year is this??? 2012 or 1890?

[Canuckistanian]

5. What year is this again?

They're objecting to "Setting a new precedent"? Yeah, because the old precedents are so AWESOME.

[babylonsister]

15. No shit. I'm beyond disgusted, again. nt

[Enrique]

6. they are just defending traditional marriage

[Kalidurga]

7. “This had never been done before here, so it was setting a new precedent, and there are those who r

STFU, they are reacting to it because they are racists, not because it is a new precedent.

[SheilaT]

8. Isn't bigotry just charming.

[nobodyspecial]

9. WTF!

They should be ashamed and the pastor should have stood for what is right.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Just love that bigotry

with an extra dollop of deep racism.

[AlinPA]

11. Maybe one one of the church members could ask "WWJD?"

[nanabugg]

12. Is this couple members of the church? If so, I know what their next move should be. nt

[southern_belle]

13. dontcha just LOVE the south!!!

[Posteritatis]

17. Again? I'd heard of one of these a few months ago...

Or maybe that time the congregation had just banned people for failing the colour test in general, I forget which. Either way.

[Zorra]

19. The bigots are getting bolder as the nation moves right. nt

[William769]

22. And they are legally able to marry!

I guess people may understand now what all the hoopla is over marriage equality for LGBT people.

[KamaAina]

24. FTW!

[KamaAina]

23. Revoke its nonprofit status at once!

[bullwinkle428]

27. Reinforces my perception that Jackson, MS is the most racist place

I've personally ever visited in America. Just an FYI...I happen to be white, and it was just a feeling of how thick it was in the air.

[Mr Dixon]

28. SMDH

As if i needed a reason to stay out of Mississippi