Pike church takes stand against interracial couples

[jaxx]

Pike church takes stand against interracial couples

By Bill Estep — bestep@herald-leader.com

Posted: 12:00am on Nov 30, 2011; Modified: 3:55am on Nov 30, 2011

A small Pike County church has voted not to accept interracial couples as members or let them take part in some worship activities.

The decision has caused sharp reaction and disapproval in the Eastern Kentucky county.

"It's not the spirit of the community in any way, shape or form," Randy Johnson, president of the Pike County Ministerial Association, said of the vote.

<..> In early November, Thompson proposed the church go on record saying that while all people were welcome to attend public worship services there, the church did not condone interracial marriage, according to a copy of the recommendation supplied by the Harvilles.

http://www.kentucky.com/2011/11/30/19774...votes.html

Just when you think there may be light at the end of the tunnel, another bigot pops up and brings discrimination to a new/old low. This is really disgusting.

[Ikonoklast]

Just another bunch of racists hiding behind the tax-free aegis of a 'church'.

[Treestar]

How do these horrible people continue to exist?

[jaxx]

I don't know how they exist....on hate, I guess. Ikonoklast brings up the tax free bit......any church that chooses to discriminate should lose that exemption asap. Let them pay to be bigots. Hmmm the US government would be raking it in if those churches had to pay up.