Kentucky church bans interracial couples

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A small church in Pike County, Kentucky has voted to ban interracial couples from most church activities “to promote greater unity among the church body.”

Melvin Thompson, former pastor of Gulnare Freewill Baptist church, proposed the ban after Stella Harville brought her fiance, Ticha Chikuni, to services in June. Harville, who goes by the name Suzie, played the piano while Chikuni sang.

Before stepping down as pastor in August, Thompson told Harville that her fiance could not sing at the church again. Harville is white and Chikuni, a native of Zimbabwe, is…

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4 thoughts on “Kentucky church bans interracial couples

  1. “Unity is a morally neutral concept.”

    Not when it is used to mean “whiteness”. Which it is here. In that case it’s just racist.

  2. Dear Mr.Bachachan…
    Its nice to know your feeling a bit better and the wounds internally are heeling….Sad to hear you lost a dear frnd n the country lost a great respected cricketer n dashing personality a big jolt to the loving family.

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