

The owners of an event hall in northeastern Mississippi apologized on Tuesday for refusing to host a wedding for an interracial couple — an exchange captured in a widely viewed video — saying that they incorrectly believed that interracial marriage went against their Christian beliefs. But then the couple received a message, according to Ms. Welch, 24, said she went to the venue with her mother on Saturday to inquire about the refusal. She filmed part of the interaction she had with a woman at the venue and posted the video on Facebook, where it drew widespread condemnation. Welch in the video. Welch said.
By Joshua Rhett Miller. September 3, pm Updated September 3, pm. The owner of a Mississippi wedding venue refused to work with an interracial couple because of her Christian beliefs, viral video shows. We just choose not to. Multiple calls to the venue by The Post Tuesday afternoon went unanswered. As online backlash to the footage grew, the venue later deleted its Facebook profile but later reactivated it to post a lengthy apology, according to a screenshot cited by the Washington Post.
The U. Eichelberger says the fact that he and about a dozen white girls are casual friends underscores the intense feelings against interracial social relationships between the sexes. He said he knows of only a handful of blacks and whites who date one another. FBI spokesman Joe Ross said investigators from the Jackson office recently sent a preliminary report to Washington and are awaiting Justice Department instructions. She noted that the vote was really moot, since the U.
Welch proceeded to go to the venue and asked a woman there why her brother could not get married there. Welch interjects and points out that her family are Christians as well, and then asks the woman to explain what passage in the Bible opposes letting interracial couples get married. The New Civil Rights Movement depends on readers like you to meet our ongoing expenses and continue producing quality progressive journalism. Three Silicon Valley giants consume 70 percent of all online advertising dollars, so we need your help to continue doing what we do. NCRM is independent. From unflinching coverage of religious extremism, to spotlighting efforts to roll back our rights, NCRM continues to speak truth to power.




Miss. Wedding Venue Refuses to Serve Interracial Couple | Time
Fifty years after the U. Supreme Court struck down laws against interracial marriage, interracial couples are more common than ever before—especially in cities. Overall, there has been a dramatic increase in interracial marriage. In , 10 percent of all married Americans were married to someone of a different race or ethnicity. Seventeen percent of all weddings performed in were interracial, up from 7 percent in In cities, those figures are even higher. In , 18 percent of new marriages in metropolitan areas were interracial, compared with 11 percent of newlyweds outside of metropolitan areas.



Interracial marriage in the United States
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