|
Cj-B
All the same...I saw it first.



Registered: 07/16/11
Posts: 4,479
Loc: The Library of Babel
Last seen: 4 years, 1 month
|
Missouri Baptist Church bans black weddings.
#16598978 - 07/27/12 10:55 AM (11 years, 6 months ago) |
|
|
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/27/white-baptist-church-in-missouri-bans-black-wedding/ Quote:
A black couple in Crystal Springs, Missouri says that a predominantly white Baptist church refused to let them get married because of their race.
Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson told WLBT that the day before they were to be married, the pastor of First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs informed them the ceremony would have to be moved due to the reaction of some white church members — even though the couple had attended the church regularly.
“The church congregation had decided no black could be married at that church, and that if [the pastor] went on to marry her, then they would vote him out the church,” Charles Wilson explained.
“He had people in the sanctuary that were pitching a fit about us being a black couple,” Te’Andrea Wilson added. “I didn’t like it at all, because I wasn’t brought up to be racist. I was brought up to love and care for everybody.”
Dr. Stan Weatherford, the church’s pastor, was forced to perform the marriage at another church after he was taken by surprise by his congregation’s outrage.
“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. “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.”
Church officials said they would hold meetings to decide what to do if another non-white couple wanted to use their facility in the future. They insisted that all races were welcome at the church.
“I blame the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs, I blame those members who knew and call themselves Christians and didn’t stand up,” Charles Wilson said.
Church officials say they welcome any race into their congregation. They now plan to hold internal meetings on how to move forward, should this situation occur again.
"I was prepared to go ahead and do the wedding here just like it was planned, and just like we agreed to," said Weatherford. "I was just looking for an opportunity to be able to address a need within our congregation and at the same time minister to them."
Last year, a small church in Pike County, Kentucky voted to ban interracial couples from most church activities “to promote greater unity among the church body.”
A resolution passed by members of the congregation stated that “Gulnare Freewill Baptist Church does not condone interracial marriage.”
“Parties of such marriages will not be received as members, nor will they be used in worship services and other church functions, with the exception being funerals,” the resolution said.
After a firestorm of criticism and public pressure, the church eventually dropped the interracial ban.
Seriously? People are fucking dumb. So not only are gay people not allowed to marry but churches are refusing black people now? I thought we got past this 40 years ago...
-------------------- "I have no way of knowing whether you, who eventually will read this record, like stories or not. If you do not, no doubt you have turned these pages without attention. I confess that I love them. Indeed, it often seems to me that of all the good things in the world, the only ones humanity can claim for itself are stories and music; the rest, mercy, beauty, sleep, clean water and hot food (as the Ascian would have said) are all the work of the Increate. Thus, stories are small things indeed in the scheme of the universe, but it is hard not to love best what is our own—hard for me, at least."
|
Asante
Mage


Registered: 02/06/02
Posts: 86,958
|
Re: Missouri Baptist Church bans black weddings. [Re: Cj-B]
#16599259 - 07/27/12 11:43 AM (11 years, 6 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
Cj-B said: I thought we got past this 40 years ago...
Thats the thing, and its very important to realize that: We didnt.
-------------------- Omnicyclion.org higher knowledge starts here
|
sun_spots
Good boob day



Registered: 02/27/10
Posts: 14,306
Loc: Nirvana
Last seen: 6 years, 11 months
|
Re: Missouri Baptist Church bans black weddings. [Re: Asante]
#16599293 - 07/27/12 11:50 AM (11 years, 6 months ago) |
|
|

For real.
-------------------- ShiVersblood said: shut ur fucking mouth. before a penis is are be enters LordSenate said: Cheese poop... Who gives a fuck gotta eat lots of cheese.
|
Ganzig
It's for the street cred



Registered: 11/29/06
Posts: 8,206
Loc: Oregon
|
Re: Missouri Baptist Church bans black weddings. [Re: Asante]
#16599298 - 07/27/12 11:50 AM (11 years, 6 months ago) |
|
|
FTW
--------------------
I must keep reminding myself of this. I must keep reminding myself of this. I must keep reminding myself of this. I must keep reminding myself of this.
|
Prisoner#1
Even Dumber ThanAdvertized!


Registered: 01/22/03
Posts: 193,665
Loc: Pvt. Pubfag NutSuck
|
Re: Missouri Baptist Church bans black weddings. [Re: Cj-B]
#16599379 - 07/27/12 12:04 PM (11 years, 6 months ago) |
|
|
http://nation.foxnews.com/chick-fil/2012/07/25/rahm-emanuel-chick-fil-values-are-not-chicago-values
Quote:
Officials in at least three cities have vowed to block efforts to open Chick-fil-A restaurants after the company’s president told reporters that he supported the traditional definition of marriage – and warned that redefining marriage might bring God’s judgment on the nation.
so we have several cities that want to hamper jobs in this economy based on what the owner of the company, Truett Cathy had said on his personal views, Chick-Fil-A doesnt discriminate based on gender, race, age, nationality or sexual orientation, Truett Cathy even lifted restrictions on the age for managerial positions (21) for those employees that have proven their value to his company, a friend of mine was one of those managers, he'd not yet received his degree, was 19 years old but they gave him a store anyway
why would chicago block jobs?
Quote:
Cj-B said: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/27/white-baptist-church-in-missouri-bans-black-wedding/ Quote:
“The church congregation had decided no black could be married at that church, and that if [the pastor] went on to marry her, then they would vote him out the church,” Charles Wilson explained.
Dr. Stan Weatherford, the church’s pastor, was forced to perform the marriage at another church after he was taken by surprise by his congregation’s outrage.
“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. “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.”
now whom ever has written the story for Rawstory has certainly distorted some facts, and of course if you monitor the congregation you'll see it drop, because the whole church isnt racists, it's a small group, likely going t be all that's left of that church in a short time. and since the couple seeking to be married there were not members, it may have played a larger role than the fact that the couple was black. my sister was denied having her wedding in 2 churches in my town because she wasnt a member even though she did attend both churches. her wedding was held a a church where he husband used to be a member
http://www.wlbt.com/story/19125864/black-wedding-banned-by-baptist-church?hpt=us_bn8
Quote:
The church's pastor, Dr. Stan Weatherford, says he was taken by surprise by what he calls a small minority against the black marriage at the church.
"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," said Weatherford. Weatherford went on and performed the wedding at a nearby church.
|
Demonic_Chronic
The Plague Doctress



Registered: 08/10/08
Posts: 4,199
Loc: PNW
|
Re: Missouri Baptist Church bans black weddings. [Re: Prisoner#1]
#16599386 - 07/27/12 12:06 PM (11 years, 6 months ago) |
|
|

DC
-------------------- The Real violence, the violence that I realized was unforgiveable Is the violence that we do to ourselves When we are too afraid to be, who we really are.
 
|
Cj-B
All the same...I saw it first.



Registered: 07/16/11
Posts: 4,479
Loc: The Library of Babel
Last seen: 4 years, 1 month
|
Re: Missouri Baptist Church bans black weddings. [Re: Prisoner#1]
#16599462 - 07/27/12 12:18 PM (11 years, 6 months ago) |
|
|
Huh. I was under the impression that attending a church regularly meant you were a member...but then again I've never attended church in my life. Still though both articles claim that only a small minority complained about it and threatened to vote them out of the church if they got married there. Don't such things generally require majority votes?
-------------------- "I have no way of knowing whether you, who eventually will read this record, like stories or not. If you do not, no doubt you have turned these pages without attention. I confess that I love them. Indeed, it often seems to me that of all the good things in the world, the only ones humanity can claim for itself are stories and music; the rest, mercy, beauty, sleep, clean water and hot food (as the Ascian would have said) are all the work of the Increate. Thus, stories are small things indeed in the scheme of the universe, but it is hard not to love best what is our own—hard for me, at least."
|
Gilgamesh18
Herbivore Man

Registered: 03/01/12
Posts: 11,671
|
Re: Missouri Baptist Church bans black weddings. [Re: Cj-B]
#16599537 - 07/27/12 12:31 PM (11 years, 6 months ago) |
|
|
--------------------
|
Prisoner#1
Even Dumber ThanAdvertized!


Registered: 01/22/03
Posts: 193,665
Loc: Pvt. Pubfag NutSuck
|
Re: Missouri Baptist Church bans black weddings. [Re: Cj-B]
#16599579 - 07/27/12 12:37 PM (11 years, 6 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
Cj-B said: Huh. I was under the impression that attending a church regularly meant you were a member...but then again I've never attended church in my life. Still though both articles claim that only a small minority complained about it and threatened to vote them out of the church if they got married there. Don't such things generally require majority votes?
I never bothered myself with the politics of churches, in fact it was politics that made me dislike the church, I see church as a networking tool and nothing more. want to make some money, join the church, get your name out and you'll draw some business, you'll get referrals from those that put you to work. want to make more, join groups like the Masonic Lodge and Kiwanis
|
|