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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject: This is incredible |
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HAMMOND, La. (AP) — A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have.
Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long.
Neither Bardwell nor the couple immediately returned phone calls from The Associated Press. But Bardwell told the Daily Star of Hammond that he was not a racist.
“I do ceremonies for black couples right here in my house,” Bardwell said. “My main concern is for the children.”
Bardwell said he has discussed the topic with blacks and whites, along with witnessing some interracial marriages. He came to the conclusion that most of black society does not readily accept offspring of such relationships, and neither does white society, he said.
“I don’t do interracial marriages because I don’t want to put children in a situation they didn’t bring on themselves,” Bardwell said. “In my heart, I feel the children will later suffer.”
If he does an interracial marriage for one couple, he must do the same for all, he said.
“I try to treat everyone equally,” he said.
Thirty-year-old Beth Humphrey and 32-year-old Terence McKay, both of Hammond, say they will consult the U.S. Justice Department about filing a discrimination complaint.
Humphrey told the newspaper she called Bardwell on Oct. 6 to inquire about getting a marriage license signed. She says Bardwell’s wife told her that Bardwell will not sign marriage licenses for interracial couples. _________________
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OndinitaAKALibchit Journeyman
Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 3883 Location: Where the sun don't shine! ;-)
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: This is incredible |
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Brant wrote: | HAMMOND, La. (AP) — A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have.
Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long.
Neither Bardwell nor the couple immediately returned phone calls from The Associated Press. But Bardwell told the Daily Star of Hammond that he was not a racist.
“I do ceremonies for black couples right here in my house,” Bardwell said. “My main concern is for the children.”
Bardwell said he has discussed the topic with blacks and whites, along with witnessing some interracial marriages. He came to the conclusion that most of black society does not readily accept offspring of such relationships, and neither does white society, he said.
“I don’t do interracial marriages because I don’t want to put children in a situation they didn’t bring on themselves,” Bardwell said. “In my heart, I feel the children will later suffer.”
If he does an interracial marriage for one couple, he must do the same for all, he said.
“I try to treat everyone equally,” he said.
Thirty-year-old Beth Humphrey and 32-year-old Terence McKay, both of Hammond, say they will consult the U.S. Justice Department about filing a discrimination complaint.
Humphrey told the newspaper she called Bardwell on Oct. 6 to inquire about getting a marriage license signed. She says Bardwell’s wife told her that Bardwell will not sign marriage licenses for interracial couples. |
Unfreakingbelievable!!!! _________________ "If by a 'Liberal' they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties ... if that is what they mean by a 'Liberal,' then I’m proud to say I’m a 'Liberal.'" ~ Senator John F. Kennedy 9/14/1960
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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The following are the thoughts that popped into my head as I read this, in order:
"No ****ing way."
"Well, on the bright side, he's consistent. (Assuming he won't do gay marriage either)."
"You know, this guy stands a great chance of unseating any governor or congressman in the bible belt that is deemed not conservative enough."
"We may have the next GOP hero on our hands."
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Brant Admin
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, he's probably destined for higher office. _________________
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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5-1 that he's gay, too... _________________ The end is nigh! OR forums die APRIL 1. Don't lose contact! Join the forums at bogsource.com now! |
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SSSS Journeyman
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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I thought all the red necks lived in Western Pennsylvania _________________
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This one escaped _________________ The end is nigh! OR forums die APRIL 1. Don't lose contact! Join the forums at bogsource.com now! |
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OndinitaAKALibchit Journeyman
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SSSS wrote: | I thought all the red necks lived in Western Pennsylvania |
Unfortunately, we've got PLENTY down here in GA!!!! _________________ "If by a 'Liberal' they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties ... if that is what they mean by a 'Liberal,' then I’m proud to say I’m a 'Liberal.'" ~ Senator John F. Kennedy 9/14/1960
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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OndinitaAKALibchit wrote: | SSSS wrote: | I thought all the red necks lived in Western Pennsylvania |
Unfortunately, we've got PLENTY down here in GA!!!! |
We don't have any, here, in South Carolina.... _________________ Exposing the secular humanist liberal "progressives". |
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Yeah, and Iran doesn't have any gays _________________ The end is nigh! OR forums die APRIL 1. Don't lose contact! Join the forums at bogsource.com now! |
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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"My main concern is for the children." Why, because they have to live (like the rest of us) in a world that includes ignorant, small-minded bigots like that JoP? _________________ "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." ~Martin Luther King Jr.
"May we, in our dealings with all the peoples of the earth, ever speak the truth and serve justice." ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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SSSS wrote: | I thought all the red necks lived in Western Pennsylvania |
Just the high class necks, Nascar, Demolitition Derby, pick-ups with plywood side supports, and beer. |
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