Church refuses to marry black couple. Guess which country?

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Mississippi Church Refuses to Marry Black Couple By ALON HARISH | ABC News – Sat, Jul 28, Mississppi Church Refuses to Marry Black Couple They had booked their wedding far in advance. The invitations had been sent, the programs printed. But one day before Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson were to be married at the Mississippi church they frequented, they said a pastor told them they would have to find another venue -- because they were black. There has never been a black wedding at the First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs, Miss., since its founding in 1883. According to Pastor Stan Weatherford, some church members objected so strongly to breaking that precedent, they threatened to oust him from his pastorship. Rather than risk his job, Weatherford, who is white, said he decided to marry the pair at a black church down the road.

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White supremacism is still alive and well. That pastor should be tied to a tree and flogged until he decides to embrace all races.

7/29/128:33 PM

cainTired old hippie

He might enjoy the floggin, he might even enjoy the tree.

7/30/1212:43 AM

Mr.TI pity the fool

If they had been Catholics, Jewish, Hindu, or Muslim they would not have had a problem in getting married in a place of worship related to their faith. Baptist churches in the white belt have more often than not been a bastion of prejudice in many countries.

7/30/1211:07 AM

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