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gollygee

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Reply to mfcorey1 (Reply #21)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 06:19 PM

Jul 2012

I hope they have negative consequences.

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Black wedding banned by Baptist church [View all] kpete Jul 2012 OP

As I said on FB, I am getting too damn old for this. nolabear Jul 2012 #1

horrible. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #2

Read the story didn't pick up the where. nc4bo Jul 2012 #3

The pastor showed a whole bunch of courage guneydomuz Jul 2012 #4

He should have defied the congregation SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2012 #6

I agree, except stick around and make them fire you Kennah Jul 2012 #51

Says something about the pastor doesn't it? notadmblnd Jul 2012 #13

They're going to fire him anyway CreekDog Jul 2012 #29

HI and I agree...Welcome to DU.. Tikki Jul 2012 #20

Whoa! treestar Jul 2012 #5

And churches are tax-exempt again why? obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #7

So wait - you'd be ok with this bigotry so long as the government gets a cut? Dreamer Tatum Jul 2012 #10

No, but posting otherwise wouldnt be as unkind to a Democrat CreekDog Jul 2012 #30

This obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #34

I don't believe I said that -- link? obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #33

Why did you bring up tax exemption? What has that to do with this case? Dreamer Tatum Jul 2012 #44

No, CLEARLY the OP wondered why the hell demwing Jul 2012 #46

Oooh, tough guy. *fart* nt Dreamer Tatum Jul 2012 #48

what can I say, I don't like your negative attitude demwing Jul 2012 #49

Yeah tough guy just smacked the shit out of your silly ass.... trumad Jul 2012 #55

No link, eh? obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #52

YOU were the one who mentioned tax exemption. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2012 #56

The pastor should have told them to take a hike -- or taken one himself. rocktivity Jul 2012 #8

I think the pastor did the right thing. The bigots could have protested during the ceremony Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #22

Spineless hypocrites. lpbk2713 Jul 2012 #9

Yes, it's horrible. And the church has every right to deny them use of the facility. MNBrewer Jul 2012 #11

There are a few things that could be done about. First, they are violating the Constitutional sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #12

Well separation of church and state means they can marry or not marry whomever they want gollygee Jul 2012 #14

Oh there are certainly things that can be done CreekDog Jul 2012 #31

Churches may marry whom they will and the government can't forbid, OR force them to do otherwise. MNBrewer Jul 2012 #39

True, but if they led their members to believe they would marry them, took their donations sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #40

Can they? MNBrewer Jul 2012 #41

I think the only possible suit would be breech of contract gollygee Jul 2012 #54

Parden me while I eject the contents of my stomach. That's disgusting. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #15

What is this, 1912? tawadi Jul 2012 #16

No, they have regressed back to the 1950s. RebelOne Jul 2012 #26

Yep, I remember that well. I didn't live in the South, but part of my RKP5637 Jul 2012 #28

What the fuck............ Marrah_G Jul 2012 #17

I wonder what God thinks about this. Rex Jul 2012 #18

Are tax-exempt organizations allowed legally to discriminate based on race? I'm coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #19

I think they're tax exempt for the same reason they're able to discriminate gollygee Jul 2012 #23

I would take my offerings and my tithes and find another church! mfcorey1 Jul 2012 #21

+1 gollygee Jul 2012 #24

The fundies may be thinking they can ride the r's push to take us back before WWII HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #25

Hatred is hatred, substitute gay for black, or some other group they hate RKP5637 Jul 2012 #27

You have to pick and choose your battles sometimes. MrScorpio Jul 2012 #32

I happen to know the pastor of this church ... ThePhilosopher04 Jul 2012 #35

But the south is no worse than anywhere else when it comes to racism. Marr Jul 2012 #36

contact them, i am sure they would like to know what you think arely staircase Jul 2012 #37

They look like a cute couple, too. Quantess Jul 2012 #38

Perhaps they'll reconsider now. MNBrewer Jul 2012 #43

This is a textbook example of why those who say that government allowing same sex marriage MNBrewer Jul 2012 #42

Places of worship should be leading the way against bigotry siligut Jul 2012 #45

Agree..100% AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #50

Racism is reinforced by the PTB siligut Jul 2012 #53

First Baptist Church - Crystal Springs, MS - (601) 892-1149 demwing Jul 2012 #47