Quote Originally Posted by clublights View Post
I'm Not trying to put anyone on a target here I just have a few questions/ statements to make on a few of the posts made...
I agree that no one can tell a church what to do . if the church says nope not gunna do it then there you have it . their church their rules. Of course the flip side of that coin is what if the church said not gunna marry a black couple.. would that still be ok ? I wanna say no it would not be .. but then again their church their rules... kinda confusing in my head. ... of course this still brings up the original question how does it hurt traditional marriage ?

sadly, that still happens

http://richarddawkins.net/articles/6...y-black-couple




Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson in their home in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. (WLBT TV/Associated Press) A Mississippi couple says the church where they planned to get married turned them away because they are black.
Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson say they had set the date and mailed invitations, but the day before their wedding they got bad news from the pastor of predominantly white First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs: Some members of the church complained about the black couple having a wedding there.
The Wilsons, who live in nearby Jackson, said they attend the church regularly although they are not members.
Pastor Stan Weatherford told WLBT TV in Jackson he was surprised when a small number of church members opposed holding the wedding at the church.
Unprecedented
"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," Weatherford said.
Weatherford performed the July 21 ceremony at another church.
"I didn't want to have a controversy within the church, and I didn't want a controversy to affect the wedding of Charles and Te'Andrea. I wanted to make sure their wedding day was a special day," Weatherford said.
WLBT reported that church officials now say they welcome any race. They plan to hold internal meetings on how to move forward.