46 Percent of Mississippi Republicans Want Interracial Marriage Banned

Blacks who fought for the Confedracy

http://www.civilwarhome.com/blacks.htm

 

I believe that anyone who holds such a prejudice does not love his brother who he has seen and because of that is a liar if he claims to love God who he has not seen, making the bigot lost.

 

Yes, I understand that the it's a broad stroke with which I am painting, but it still holds up, the North was right and the South was wrong. It's not really very complicated at all, check a box

[ ] All for the expansion and continued use of owning people

[ ] All for ending this owning people practice and not allowing it to grow

Sure there are layers to the people and circumstances of the Civil War that need further understanding and cultural context, I get that. But those layers can't allow one to miss the core issue, slavery is wrong. The South fought to keep slavery, so they were wrong.

Interracial marriage is objected to by some well meaning but wholly ignorant people which I am sure would require us to dig into their cultural context to fully understand. But the core issue remains, opposing interracial marriage, trying to outlaw it is wrong. Now if 46% of Mississippi of Republicans is too high, that's fine I can accept that no problem. But if it is only 1% it is still something that freedom loving, independent minded folks should not tolerate.

Racism from either side of the aisle, and don't think for a minute it doesn't exist on the left, is wrong and should we should not be creating laws that will further this awful condition of humanity.

 

Threads dealing with racism really bring out the worst of the self-pious, read half-a-post & spout off accusatory nonesense crowd.

 

Free at last, he said no such thing. After you re-read his post, you need to apologize. You are usually better than that.

Go2church, it is obvious you did not read anything you've been told. I've grown to expect that, from you.

 

Who said this?
I believe a minister should have the right to refuse to marry an inter-racial or any inter-whatever couple that he deems inappropriate.

 

I agree with him. A pastor has the right to refuse to marry. He never said the inter-racial deal would be an issue. If the pastor deems it inappropriate, he has the right to refuse. Pastors shouldn't be forced to perform marriages they are against, for any reason.

I am just sure someone will twist that, as well. Easier to cry "racist" and question salvation than actually try to understand what is being said.

 

HA !!!! I just went to check on this, and the stupid poll wasn't even sourced. What a crock. What a colossial dissapointment to see a moderator comment on a poll the way this moderator did, without checking it out.

Absolutely heartbreaking, Roger.

 

The only race that matters is the human one IMHO! As being an Amerasian, I can relate. But I look at people from their heart and character. Not their race or color.

 

"White" is a recessive characteristic. in other words,

1st generation w + non w = non w
2nd generation non-w + w = non-w
3rd generation non-w + w = non-w . . . .

At least on the Left Coast, another few generations white people will be a vanishing minority and we will find other reasons to hate each other. Probably religion.

 

The poll is from Public Policy Polling based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The particular question was in a poll about which candidates Mississippians found more or less appealing for president and governor.

 

I don't think ministers should be forced to perform any marriages either. Just don't think someones race should be a reason. That and the North was right:tongue3:

 

And I stand on what I said.
I believe that anyone who holds such a prejudice does not love his brother who he has seen and because of that is a liar if he claims to love God who he has not seen, making the bigot lost.
God is color blind and so are His real children.

In fact I believe that entire churches who have made claims to salvation are or have been lost. In times past entire congregations believed that certain people were less then them and treated them as such. I believe the whole church is lost if they hold that. I go even further I believe that entire parts of the country fall into this group and even states. Scripture is clear. if we love not our brothers who we have seen we are a liar if we say we love God who we have not seen and we know all liars have their place in the lake of fire. I believe that there is no place in the church for a bigot.

 

And I believe you can't read, and can only view folks through the prism of your own prejudice.

 

If believing scripture is prejudice then believe what you want. I will stand on the scripture I gave and you can just stand on belief.

 

Where does scripture tell you to put words in people's mouths ?

 

Look, FAL, you are getting all judgemental about a statement nobody made. No matter how much you want to hate people, you should at least attempt to be honest.

 

There is only one qualification for marriage and that is to marry in the Lord (two believers). Anyone who forbids on any other grounds is a bigot and standing against the Lord and not with Him.