Church refuses to marry black couple

[Zostrianos]

In Mississippi

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[cynicles]

Who said good old fashioned racism was dead? What is wrong with these people, I feel like they must must have grown up in some isolated town of 45 people.

[Red Rabbit]

I feel like I've traveled back in time.

[brigadista]

mississippi goddamn!

[l'Enfermé]

That can't possibly be legal even in Mississippi, right?

[DasFapital]

there just using their god-given American free market right to exclude whoever they want from their business...I mean church.

[PC LOAD LETTER]

That can't possibly be legal even in Mississippi, right?
De jure, no it's not legal, and the church may experience some backlash since it's been on the news. But, open racism like this is common here in the South, at least in the smaller towns. You may remember this a few years back (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jena_Six)

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[TheGodlessUtopian]

Thread moved to Discrimination

[Zostrianos]

Another report on the same story, more detailed:
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[Sea]

Who said good old fashioned racism was dead? What is wrong with these people, I feel like they must must have grown up in some isolated town of 45 people.All racism will be killed no sooner than all racists are killed.

I'd love to see some weatherman-esque retaliation here, but maybe that's just me talking big.

[Zostrianos]

Good news. BBC has taken up this story (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19047475), it will get wider coverage, hopefully something will come out of it.

[Yuppie Grinder]

Why are people surprised? The South is just as segregated as it was in 1967, it's just not legally enforced on the same level.

[Aziz]

mississippi goddamn!

Devil hopped over from Georgia son!

[Beeth]

Ignorant people in India and much of the third world idolize the US, not knowing its dark side.

[Comrades Unite!]

I really do feel like I went back in time as another poster mentioned.