Interacial couples need not attend

[tyler811]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When Stella Harville brought her black boyfriend to her family's all-white church in rural Kentucky, she thought nothing of it. She and Ticha Chikuni worshipped there whenever they were in town, and he even sang before the congregation during one service.

The resolution approved by the Gulnare church says it does not condone interracial marriage and "parties of such marriages will not be received as members, nor will they be used in worship services and other church functions, with the exception being funerals."
Ballots were cast after the service, attended by about 35 to 40 people, but it wasn't clear why so few people voted.
The church member and former pastor who pushed for the vote, Melvin Thompson, wouldn't tell The Associated Press why he did it.
"I am not racist. I will tell you that. I am not prejudiced against any race of people, have never in my lifetime spoke evil" about a race, Thompson said earlier this week in a brief interview. "That's what this is being portrayed as, but it is not."

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[IGemini]

Wow, Thompson should be a super-hero. "Rationalization man, to the rescue!"

Love thy neighbor...except blacks, reds, yellows, gays, Jews, etc. I know that it's possible to aspire in religion and still fail to live up to it, but stuff like this makes me think the bar set by those aspirations could be used for limbo.

 

[olds]

Really?

 

[PhoKingGuy]

<----- Indian guy thats only ever dated white girls. I'm honestly surprised its never happened to me anywhere in the US, only some glares from older indian people. In europe though was a whole different story, I had some old british lady curse my GF at the time out and a bunch of older people in Austria do the same. Some random snide comments here and there as well as we traveled around.

 

[alfa147x]

<----- Indian guy thats only ever dated white girls. I'm honestly surprised its never happened to me anywhere in the US, only some glares from older indian people. In europe though was a whole different story, I had some old british lady curse my GF at the time out and a bunch of older people in Austria do the same. Some random snide comments here and there as well as we traveled around.

Ever take a white chick to a temple. That's always a good time

 

[RKS]

Ever take a white chick to a temple. That's always a good time

my wife goes quite often without any issues.

 

[alfa147x]

my wife goes quite often without any issues.

Not any issues. Just the looks are fun

 

[Mike Gayner]

HAHAHAHAHAHA religion.

 

[irishScott]

This reminds me of that porn where they get a (supposedly) racist white chick, blindfold her, and have a black guy fuck her. They then remove the blindfold at the end and hilarity ensues.

Should pull a reverse one on whoever voted for this idiocy.

 

[sygyzy]

How come the first thing racist people say is they are not racist? They either don't understand the definition of racism or they think everyone else is stupid. I mean what is more brazen than to ban an interracial couple and then tell the media that you are not prejudice?

 

[Bateluer]

"I am not racist. I will tell you that. I am not prejudiced against any race of people, have never in my lifetime spoke evil" about a race, Thompson said earlier this week in a brief interview. "That's what this is being portrayed as, but it is not."

What the heck would you call it then?

Harville, who is now engaged to Chikuni, said earlier this week that she felt betrayed by the church.

"Whether they keep the vote or overturn it, it's going to be hard for me go back there," she told AP.

If I were in her shoes, I'd go back only once, introduce myself as Mrs Chikuni and introduce them to my new husband. Then I'd never return.

 

[SagaLore]

I guess that guy doesn't realize how many races an average "white" american actually consists of.

 

[slayer202]

How come the first thing racist people say is they are not racist? They either don't understand the definition of racism or they think everyone else is stupid. I mean what is more brazen than to ban an interracial couple and then tell the media that you are not prejudice?

these people are deep in their delusion they really might not even realize it. you can imagine how deeply illogical you have to be to REALLY preach as your life's work; Once you reach that level, anything else is possible