Sure there are "christians" who do not recognize gay rights and do not show tolerance & acceptance to gay ppl, some even go as far as declaring war on them, i.e the lunatic West boro baptist church (btw they should change their name to Wacko boro church). But to generalize and use a broad brush and say "Christians" are the only one advocating for persecution of gays is not an accurate statement. There are hindus, jews, muslims, mormons, atheist who do not recognize & accept the homosexual community. Heck, in some muslim country homesexuals get murdered or hanged. But here in America there are churchs who have not only members of the congregation who happen to be homosexual but pastors & priests as well. These days most true Christain want to live and let live. We are to busy fixing our lives, confessing our sins, & trying our best to lead a life style like Christ, i.e love one another than worring about who is fucking who or who is sucking who. We don't really give a rat's ass if Jamal wants to suck the nuts of Karim at some down town public urinals.
Virginia and Tennessee had miscegenation laws throughout a time I doubt Black men were reps, are you sure it's those states?
Yes. They had laws prohibiting blacks from marrying whites, but there were blacks who were in the House of Representatives at that time. Ever heard of Radical Republicans? They were comprised of black legislators. They weren't the majority nor had major influence. I want to say this was during Reconstruction.
Just one of the many differences, which is why I take issue with the comparison, especially when this issue and Black civil rights is deemed as similar, or this comparison is used against a Black person who doesn't support gay marriage.
I didn't say anything about Christians being the only ones. My point is this country is a MAJORITY Christan country so they have the most pull in politics than any other group. In the past even stronger pull. Today there is alot more non Christians aswell as many Christians are separating religion from government like myself. So while they still have the most pull not so much so.
That's a minor comparison. They are still the same because of discrimination and people who refuse to see that make any excuse to think otherwise. People are people and we've all been through that. However, gay rights still have a long way to go nowadays. There are more people who support interracial marriages than those who accept gay marriage as it is.
I wish I could remember. I was doing alot of research at the time for Loving Day. I think, cause I'm reading a book right now called The Sweet Hell Inside. I might have read it in there lol. I just remember something about that but I know it had nothing to do with the original law I just can't remember what it was about.
Religion played a significant role in the way how these laws were shaped. And Christianity is as pretty retrogressive as you can get when it comes to taking the logos too seriously.
I'm aware of the Black reps during reconstruction, that Blacks ever served during a time in which miscegenation was lawful "pre-loving" is something I'm not aware of.
Damn. I'll pull up the website of that local radio station and see if they still have the information.
Since when was it okay prior to the 1956 Loving v. Virginia ruling? Reconstruction happened way before that ruling. Late 1880s - early 1900s.
Virgina passed the first law in 1691. Long before reconstruction which was the period after the civil war.
Yes. It made it illegal for whites to marry any non whites. List all states http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-miscegenation_laws_in_the_United_States
It wasn't to my knowledge, which is why I don't understand how two Black reps were responsible for anti miscegenation laws in states which already had those laws.
I'm surprised, yet not so surprised that Louisiana actually allowed interracial marriages. But since 1803 after the Louisiana Purchase it was banned... I always knew this state was relatively unique.
