Small Ky. Church Votes Against Interracial Couples

[Nina~ 431]

How about country clubs and golf courses? Those are private organizations that've been forced by the government to integrate against their will.

Country clubs tried that argument in the 1960's, and this is what the court ruled.

Following the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1965, dozens of businesses and facilities – including swimming pools – tried to argue that they were "private clubs" so that they could exclude African Americans. The courts quickly developed a test to distinguish between truly "private" organizations and those that only claimed to be. Very few facilities qualified as truly "private."

In order to be exempt from the civil rights laws, a "private" club must truly reserve its facilities for members, and must have genuinely exclusive membership criteria – a club that will admit anyone who is not African American does not qualify. Courts deciding whether a club is “private” in this sense will consider the history and purpose of the club (including whether it was created to circumvent desegregation), the club advertises for members, it is directly controlled by its members and operated solely for their benefit, and the club is operated for profit.

Since when are religious institutions bound to abide by civil rights?

I was specifically talking about private clubs. Your arguments are extremely circular.

[TBoneTX 46,041]

extremely circular.

Nothing like being a well-rounded individual, no man.

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I have this sudden urge to self-immolate.

[TBoneTX 46,041]

I have this sudden urge to self-immolate.

There are probably more commercially available products for exmoliation, see man, but feel free to immolate if it's legal, free man.

[The_Dude 1,142]

There are probably more commercially available products for exmoliation, see man, but feel free to immolate if it's legal, free man.

Please stop trolling, Tbone.

[TBoneTX 46,041]

Please stop trolling, Tbone.

The "report" button is at lower left, see man.

Actually, if AJ immolates, that constitutes flaming, phlogiston man.

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and one quoting that post.

further posts along that line, or additional bickering, and the thread ban hammer comes out.

[Darnell 8,479]

Wow - so he'll be adjusting from his 'student visa' to a green card based on marriage.

No Babtistry required, after all.

[The_Dude 1,142]

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and one quoting that post.

further posts along that line, or additional bickering, and the thread ban hammer comes out.

Charles, that is a load of bullsh!t and you know it. I was simply asking him to stop trolling, or return to his normal thread. People are trying to discuss politics and religion, which TBone has made no attempt to do. I would think you would at least warn him about going off topic and trying to hijack threads. Some people find his caricature act offensive.

[Ban Hammer 13,508]

Charles, that is a load of bullsh!t and you know it. I was simply asking him to stop trolling, or return to his normal thread. People are trying to discuss politics and religion, which TBone has made no attempt to do. I would think you would at least warn him about going off topic and trying to hijack threads. Some people find his caricature act offensive.

then use the ignore feature. it´s not your place to be telling anyone to not post in a thread.

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The_Dude... walk away from this bro. Charles and TBone are tight. You can't win here.

[The_Dude 1,142]

then use the ignore feature. it´s not your place to be telling anyone to not post in a thread.

Charles, you really are a poor moderator. You can clearly read from my post that I was asking him not to troll, and remind him that some people find his offensive act grating. I do have him on ignore, but he responded to a post I made, so I replied as well.

I wonder how you would have moderated yourself just a few years ago Charles.....

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

what's wrong with a private organization discriminating on skin color? The NAACP does this all the time. So does the "United Negro College Fund."

[Nina~ 431]

Steven, I know your white guilt prevents you from seeing discrimination in other forms, but open your eyes a bit and take a look around.

Seriously, where did you get that idea from?

Your argument might be valid if NAACP tried to subjugate other races in order to create a group of second class citizens for their personal gain. However they do not do that. They try to promote Blacks to equalize racial disparity. Same thing with the Negro Fund, they provide Black students with scholarships so that they can be in the same playing field as White or Asian kids. Nothing racist about that. If they start screaming about wanting separate classes and water fountains for Blacks, then there might be in some truth in what you are saying.

Go and subscribe membership to NAACP. I am sure that you wont get the same reception as a black guy trying to join the KKK. In fact, here is a link to a membership form and they don't even ask you to specify your race to join NAACP. Sheesh

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Seriously, where did you get that idea from?

Your argument might be valid if NAACP tried to subjugate other races in order to create a group of second class citizens for their personal gain. However they do not do that. They try to promote Blacks to equalize racial disparity. Same thing with the Negro Fund, they provide Black students with scholarships so that they can be in the same playing field as White or Asian kids. Nothing racist about that. If they start screaming about wanting separate classes and water fountains for Blacks, then there might be in some truth in what you are saying.

Go and subscribe membership to NAACP. I am sure that you wont get the same reception as a black guy trying to join the KKK. In fact, here is a link to a membership form and they don't even ask you to specify your race to join NAACP. Sheesh

There's a NCAAP, United Negro Fund, Black colleges, etc... but I don't see any "White college funds, any "White advancement organization(s), "White colleges", etc.. I mean can you have your cake and eat it too? Where does it end?