In the Spirit of Sankofa, ... It's a good thing God is black...Whew! Mississippi Church Refuses to Marry Black Couple Mississppi Church Refuses to Marry Black Couple (ABC News) They had booked their wedding far in advance. The invitations had been sent, the programs printed. But one day before Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson were to be married at the Mississippi church they frequented, they said a pastor told them they would have to find another venue -- because they were black. There has never been a black wedding at the First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs, Miss., since its founding in 1883. According to Pastor Stan Weatherford, some church members objected so strongly to breaking that precedent, they threatened to oust him from his pastorship. http://news.yahoo.com/mississppi-ch...ck-couple-205218322--abc-news-topstories.html Peace In,
Personally Speaking, I never knew that black and white people went to church together down south or up North!!....For Real!! This is blowing my mind somewhat!! They had booked their wedding far in advance. The invitations had been sent, the programs printed. But one day before Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson were to be married at the Mississippi church they frequented, they said a pastor told them they would have to find another venue -- because they were black. There has never been a black wedding at the First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs, Miss., since its founding in 1883. According to Pastor Stan Weatherford, some church members objected so strongly to breaking that precedent, they threatened to oust him from his pastorship. Rather than risk his job, Weatherford, who is white, said he decided to marry the pair at a black church down the road. "My 9-year-old was going to the church with us. How would you say to your 9-year-old daughter, 'We cannot get married here because, guess what sweetie, we're black,'" Charles Wilson told ABC's affiliate WAPT-TV. Outrage over the wedding's forced relocation swept the Jackson suburb of about 5,000 into a media firestorm. The vast majority of Crystal Springs residents, blacks and whites alike, were "blown away" by the church's decision, said Theresa Norwood, 48, who was born in Crystal Springs and has lived there her entire life. Norwood said she believes Weatherford should have married the Wilsons regardless of the risk to his job. "That church was their home," she said. "What would Jesus have done? He would have married them, without a doubt, beca http://news.yahoo.com/mississppi-ch...ck-couple-205218322--abc-news-topstories.html
Nothing surprising here. As I've said before, laws have changed but attitudes have not. I also know that when I travel to the South, to expect more of the same. And to be totally honest, I'm more surprised that people actually think that things have changed that much.
In the Spirit of Sankofa, ... Me either, just thought I'd share with the Family... Thanks for posting. Peace In,
Aint NO WAY I would still have allowed this pastor to perform my wedding! HE and this church were especially LOW-DOWN to tell this couple ONE DAY before their wedding! ---They already knew this couple was Black and they already knew they had planned their wedding there. AND, I would NEVA' set foot in THAT church again! 1 John 3: [18] My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 1 John 4: [15] Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. [16] And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. [18] There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love [20] If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? [21] And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.