News of Note: Kentucky church bans interracial couples
“A small church in Pike County, Kentucky has voted to ban interracial couples from most church activities “to promote greater unity among the church body…
“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. All are welcome to our public worship services. This recommendation is not intended to judge the salvation of anyone, but is intended to promote greater unity among the church body and the community we serve.”
Harville told The Kentucky Herald-Leader that the decision is an embarrassment to God, the church and the whole community.
“It sure ain’t Christian,” she explained. “It ain’t nothing but the old devil working.”
I’m absolutely dumbfounded that this type of discrimination still happens in America. Did we just take a step 100 years backwards? I don’t want this to be news. I don’t want to pay attention to this short of behavior, but we can’t just sweep it under the rug. It’s groups just like this that continue to embarrass America in front of the eyes of the world. These people even vote — how does that make you feel?