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conulyThe 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.
“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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Date: 2019-09-10 07:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-09-10 11:23 pm (UTC)The thing that drives me nuts is they're completely taking Christ out of Christianity. I love the John Lennon quote: "I like Jesus but some of his followers are a bit thick." Apparently Politico did a HUGE expose on Fallwell Jr., I loaded it in to Pocket this morning but haven't read it beyond an overview that appeared in Slate. Quite the little scamp, that Jerry.
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Date: 2019-09-11 12:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-09-11 12:49 am (UTC)