Keeping Church and State Separate – Without Compromise
Many of you have heard by now of The Gulnare Freewill Baptist Church, in Pike County Kentucky whose membership recently voted to disallow membership, marriage, and some participation in worship services to interracial couples. You’ve also likely heard the many voices in the atheist and Christian communities calling to have the government intervene and have this church closed down. I’ve seen a few – but I’d rather not call any names.
As a white Southerner I’ve been raised by the adults in my life to believe that “race mixing” is wrong. I’ve been raised with the idea that black people are somehow inferior to whites and that it’s best that we just avoid associating with one another. The ‘ N ‘ word was probably the most commonly used word in my family growing up. None of these things are atypical of white people raised in the community I come from. In fact, my county is still arguing over Confederate flags – I couldn’t be more embarrassed by this fact.
