Washington - A Mississippi couple got the shock of their lives when the pastor at the church they attended told them the wedding they planned could not be held there because they are black, ABC television reported on Saturday. Pastor Stan Weatherford told the network there had never been a wedding for blacks at the First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, since it was opened in 1883. He said some of the white congregation so virulently opposed the wedding of Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson, who are black, that they threatened to have him fired. Weatherford, a pastor who is white, offered to wed the Wilsons down the road at a mostly black church, he told the network.
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The pastor should be ashamed of himself for not standing up to those people. No one should be turned away like that!
Disgusting. cant believe this stuff still happens.
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Washington - A Mississippi couple got the shock of their lives when the pastor at the church they attended told them the wedding they planned could not be held there because they are black, ABC television reported on Saturday. Pastor Stan Weatherford told the network there had never been a wedding for blacks at the First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, since it was opened in 1883. He said some of the white congregation so virulently opposed the wedding of Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson, who are black, that they threatened to have him fired. Weatherford, a pastor who is white, offered to wed the Wilsons down the road at a mostly black church, he told the network.
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October 12, 2012
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people have joined this cause. It is your determination that is carrying this forward because I certainly never imagined so many would stand up against this. Thank you for using your own energy to push for something better.
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This is 2012 not 1883. Absolutely shameful behavior from a place that is supposed to be welcoming to everyone.
The pastor should be ashamed of himself for not standing up to those people. No one should be turned away like that!
Disgusting. cant believe this stuff still happens.
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This is 2012 not 1883. Absolutely shameful behavior from a place that is supposed to be welcoming to everyone.