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Priest:


http://www.inquisitr.com/42959/keith-bardwell/

[b]Louisiana Justice Of The Peace Keith Bardwell Refuses To Marry Interracial Couple [/b]

Meet Keith Bardwell, a Louisiana justice of the peace who in an amazing act of time travel is making headlines because he refused to marry an interracial couple.

Bardwell, channeling 1949 claims that children from interracial couples are discriminated against, and that in his experience interracial marriages don't last long anyway.

"I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," Keith Bardwell told AP. "I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else."

Apparently though, somebody should think of the children! "There is a problem with both groups accepting a child from such a marriage. I think those children suffer and I won't help put them through it."

"But I'm not a racist...I try to treat everyone equally" he helpfully added.

Beth Humphrey, 30, and Terence McKay, 32, are considering filing a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Justice Department.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33332436/ns/us_news-race_and_ethnicity

"It is really astonishing and disappointing to see this come up in 2009," said American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana attorney Katie Schwartzman. "The Supreme Court ruled as far back as 1963 that the government cannot tell people who they can and cannot marry."

G-Funk:
that is messed. and those 2 folks in the pic look like the same race..

Priest:
Because one is the judge who wouldn't give the interracial couple a marriage licence

Blasphemy:

--- Quote from: Priest on October 15, 2009, 10:16:58 PM ---"It is really astonishing and disappointing to see this come up in 2009," said American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana attorney Katie Schwartzman. "The Supreme Court ruled as far back as 1963 that the government cannot tell people who they can and cannot marry."

--- End quote ---

What ths article doesn't say is not because its interracial, its because they are gay lmao

Sikotic™:
This is funny.

I got a black mom and a armenian dad who have been married for about 30 years. I get along great with both sites despite how different they are culturally.

And it's not like "same race" marriages last long anyways. He's obviously a bigot hiding behind the "I have black friends" excuse.

I think its time for him to step down. His job is to interpret the law, not put his own spin on things.

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