Kentucky Baptist Church reverses barmy ban on mixed-race couples

[cleanhippie]

Nine daft bigots, members of the Gulnare Free Will Baptist Church in Pike County, voted for the ban after the daughter of church secretary Dean Harville attended the church during the summer with her boyfriend, who is from Africa, and the two sang for the congregation.

Harville said he was approached in August by Melvin Thompson, the church member who crafted the resolution to bar mixed-race couples, and was told that his daughter and her boyfriend were no longer allowed to sing at the church.

But yesterday Stacy Stepp, pastor at the church said that the vote had been declared null and void after it was determined that new church byelaws can’t run contrary to local, state or national laws.

http://freethinker.co.uk/2011/12/05/kentucky-baptist-church-reverses-barmy-ban-on-mixed-race-couples/

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Only after public outcry.......



I'm sure jesus is proud.

[rocktivity]

1. "...the vote had been declared null and void

after it was determined that new church bylaws can’t run contrary to local, state or national laws."

Now that's what I call fancy footwork -- eat your heart out, Fred Astaire!

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Scuba]

2. I'm sure they'll feel real welcome now. n /t

[LeftishBrit]

3. Good

Unbelievable that in 2011, people would still be opposing mixed-race relationships. After all, your President is the product of such a relationship. But maybe, to people like Melvin Thompson, that's part of the point.

[rug]

6. Whar does barmy mean?

Is that British slang?

[LeftishBrit]

7. Yes. It means something betweeen 'loony' or 'nuts' and 'daft'

[rug]

8. Thanks, mate!

[trotsky]

4. And once again we have secularism and secular laws to thank...

for reigning in religious bigotry.

[MarkCharles]

5. Shame has a value for people like this. Just imagine how much damage to

the image of today's Christianity these nine daft bigots did, all on their own.