WWJD: Not What You Did

     A Baptist Church in Mississippi recently turned away a couple and refused to marry them, citing that the couple were black and that there had never been a black wedding in the church since its founding in 1883.
     Despite the fact that the couple attended the church frequently, according to ABC News, some congregation members felt so opposed to the wedding that they threatened to oust the pastor if he did not cancel the wedding, which he then did.

     So, let me get this straight ... you'd rather choose to not marry a black couple then to stand up to your clearly misguided congregation with the possibility of losing your job? Hey, here's a thought ... Isn't your job as a pastor to teach those who are misguided!? --- It seems to me like most of your 1883-thinking congregation are a bunch of misguided fools who are stuck in the past and are hanging onto a bunch of clearly racist traditions.

Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson, c/o abcnews.com

     This couple wanted nothing more than to marry in the church that they frequented. It's a sad state of affairs when people are turned away by those that they feel are the ones that have accepted them into a house of worship. This was a disgrace and shines a bad light on religion, overall. It makes those who follow any faith seem close-minded and backward in their thoughts.

      Here's hoping that the congregation of Crystal Springs First Baptist Church learn a little lesson in inclusion as time goes on and as the shit begins to hit the fan in this media frenzy it has created ... Too bad it had to come to that.

I am colorblind. Coffee black and egg white. Pull me out from inside. I am ready. I am ready. I am ready. I am ... (Colorblind, Counting Crows)