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Gulnare Freewill Baptist Church Bans Interracial Couples
The Gulnare Freewill Baptist Church in Pike County, Kentucky has voted not to accept interracial couples as members or allow them to take part in some worship activities.
Melvin Thompson, a minister at the church, explained to the Lexington Herald-Leader that the resolution “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.”
Thompson issued the ban in August after Stella Harville played the piano and her fiancé Ticha Chikuni (both pictured) sang. Harville grew up in the church and was baptized there, but she is not a member. Chikuni is a native of Zimbabwe.
The decision has caused sharp reaction and disapproval.
"It's not the spirit of the community in any way, shape or form," said Randy Johnson, president of the Pike County Ministerial Association.
Comments
An old favourite
I hope the congregation members who voted for banning Ticha Chikuni from being involved in the church can sing with pride the old chorus :-
Jesus loves the little children,
All the children of the world,
Red and yellow, black and white,
All are precious in HIS sight,
Jesus loves the little children of the world.
If they cannot, and have a problem with it, THEY will have to answer to their God in due time.
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Bible Belt racism...WHAAA??? LOL
As for the topic, if some 40 person congregational body seeks to disenfranchise one long standing member by ways of bigotry and unacceptence, they are only showing themselves as close-minded, So-Bap bumpkins to the rest of the world. A total calculation of the parishes intelligence quotient would fall short of an average, Detroit-schooled four year old I imagine ha.
And the couple looks happy
And the couple looks happy and delightful :) They should go somewhere welcoming and supportive of their own happiness; not fight for inclusion within the most hated congregation in Kentucky a.t.m. (subjective, but probably close to truth).
Interracial marriages
I guess the pastor and congregation don't know that Moses was married to an Ethiopian woman (Numbers 12:1). God allowed the marriage and then punished Miriam and Aaron, Moses' sister and brother, for speaking against Moses for it. God not only allowed this interracial couple to marry and worship but He also spoke to Moses face to face, rather than in visions and dreams...something He didn't do with other prophets at that time. God became angry with Miriam and Aaron for their bad behavior and he departed from them. Miriam was then stricken with leprosy and was shut out from the camp for seven days. The camp could not move forward until after she was cleansed and brought back in again. This was after Moses cried out to the Lord on her behalf.
The story of the church in Kentucky goes to show how ignorant people are of God's Word and His ways. Let's hope someone there is crying out to the Lord for the pastor and those who voted in favor of his racist behavior.
not to accept interracial couples as members
I'm glad my time spent as an American Soldier wasn't wasted ensuring boneheads have rights. So, much for 20 years Active Army service... My wife of the past 26 years seems to be Korean... or so I'm told... I look over at her and just see... "Wife".... We've run into this boneheaded racial concept before... So, your church isn't anything new... I'll just waive at you from Hawaii.... Yall, can count how many fingers I'm holding up eh ???
A bit much....
First of all I would like to thank you for the 20 years you spent in the military protecting the rights of ALL people - even the ones in Kentucky. I might like to point out that you do not get to choose who receives the rights you protected. I find it hard to believe that you do not reconize that your wife is Korean - perhaps it would be a good idea to celebrate her wonderful culture. I do understand that you were just attempting to make your point that you are totally non-racist. The real reason that I replied to your posting is to ask you not to insult the people of Kentucky as in the "count my fingers" tasteless remark. Oh, by the wave - it's WAVE if you were referring to a greeting.
Racists shouldnt be allowed
Racists shouldnt be allowed to leave their homes under any circumstances.
Racism is alive and well
I believe it would be helpful if churches like this lost their tax exempt status.
Absolutely...no tax exempt status for racist churches!!!
... otherwise, our secular government would essentially be supporting bigotry. BTW, racism has been a christian principle for years - at least in a lot bible belt churches. It's certainly not surprising that many ignorant, weak-minded christians actually used the bible to support slavery and were staunch supporters of miscegenation laws in this country. Abolish christianity, and just say NO to christian oppression!
I loathe god, denounce the holy ghost, reject the salvation of jesus, and I encourage others to do the same" - LightBringer ........"Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest" - Diderot
Agreed
Whole heartedly agree.
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