Citing 'Christian Belief,' Mississippi Event Hall Refuses Service To Interracial Couple

[conuly]

The owner of the venue then posted an apology on Facebook, explaining they had met with their pastor and discovered no Bible passage forbidding interracial marriage.

“The revelation was apparently quite surprising for the author, who referenced being taught that races should remain separate while growing up,” Newsweek wrote, paraphrasing the Facebook apology.

Well, all's well that end's well I guess...?

But I'm damn certain that the author was 100% taught that growing up. There are fundiegelical types that still teach that, or at least strongly imply it. The rise of modern Evangelicism and Fundamentalism in America is very, very strongly linked to the Civil Rights Movement - and not in a good way.

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[conuly]

If they're strongly patriarchal/authoritarian they won't bother, because their current pastor said otherwise.

However, if you are diligent enough you can cherrypick quotes in the Bible to support almost any point of view. If you're interested you can google to find the ones used to support "no interracial couples" - though most of the people still supporting that line will swear up and down that they have no animosity towards other races, therefore, they're not racist. They've got no sense at all, is what I'm saying.

[jessie_c]

Precisely my point :)