The rationalization of southern baptists is truly mind boggling — the idea that each church is «autonomous» as justification for outright racism is pitiful in this day and age — if the Southern Baptist convention had come out strongly and adamantly
against this kind of behavior, I'd have at least a measure of respect for them — but to shrug off a
blatant act of
discrimination as the «work of the devil» and ignore the deacon's cowardice in wanting to avoid «controversy» is laughable — if it weren't for people having the courage to fan the flames of controversy,
women and african american would not have the right to vote today — more evidence of the ignorance of most bible thumpers, and Mississippi in particular