Interracial couple denied marriage license in La.

Quote: Originally Posted by Spade

Licence refused for being seen in Louisiana as licentious?

Quote: Originally Posted by SirJosephPorter

Interestingly, we had the same argument here not long ago, about gay marriages. The verdict was that Justice of the Peace or magistrate or whoever, cannot refuse to marry gays, if they did that, they could well be fired from the job.

Quote: Originally Posted by TenPenny

But I believe that a minister/priest does have the right to refuse to marry a gay couple, on religious grounds.

Quote: Originally Posted by TenPenny

But I believe that a minister/priest does have the right to refuse to marry a gay couple, on religious grounds.

Quote: Originally Posted by EagleSmack

In the end...these two will get married. This guy just didn't want to marry them.

Quote: Originally Posted by SirJosephPorter

It would be illegal here in Canada, and I am pretty sure it is illegal in USA as well. I don’t think it is at the discretion of Justice of the Peace as to whom he can grant a marriage license.

There are certain criteria that a couple has to fulfill so they can get married, and race of the couple isn’t one of them. I am pretty sure he was breaking the law. Anyway, a lawsuit has been filed against him; we will see how it turns out.

Interestingly, we had the same argument here not long ago, about gay marriages. The verdict was that Justice of the Peace or magistrate or whoever, cannot refuse to marry gays, if they did that, they could well be fired from the job.

Quote: Originally Posted by SirJosephPorter

They have already got married, EagleSmack. But that is not the issue. The issue is, should a representative of government be allowed to discriminate based upon race?

Quote: Originally Posted by SirJosephPorter

They have already got married, EagleSmack. But that is not the issue. The issue is, should a representative of government be allowed to discriminate based upon race?

Quote: Originally Posted by EagleSmack

But why would you post this? You are the biggest racist in here. There is no difference than you and him.

Quote: Originally Posted by SirJosephPorter

We have been through this before, EagleSmack, if a conservative says that I am a racist, then my views about race are just right,

considering the fact that blacks shun conservatives like they shun the black plague, most blacks find conservatism as repugnant as they would find Nazism.

So if a conservative says I am a racist, that means that my views on race are just right. If a conservative were to say that I am not a racist, then I would be worried.

Quote: Originally Posted by EagleSmack

In your opinion.



Stereotyping African Amercans... racist

Calling African Americans "black"... racist

Quote: Originally Posted by EagleSmack

Many in here were offended by you saying women of color around the world should look up to Michelle Obama because you said "she is as dark as they come" declared your statement was ignorant and racist. Which is what it was...bigot.
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Quote: Originally Posted by EagleSmack

You see, if you had said Michelle Obama should be looked up to by ALL woman around the world because of her accomplishments you wouldn't be so chastised.

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But instead you said women of color in third world nations should look up to Michelle because she "is as dark as they come". You judged her by the color of her skin. Totally racist and very ignorant.

Quote: Originally Posted by SirJosephPorter

Again, just your opinion, EagleSmack. And coming from a conservative (whose philosophy blacks despise as they would despise Nazism),

I wear it as a badge of honour.

Not many, it was you who shed the crocodile tears over it. It was a perfectly reasonable comment. Indeed, the fact that you consider it racist shows to me that it was a reasonable comment.

But that is not what I meant to say.

The article quoted specifically said that many third world women look up to Michelle Obama, precisely because she looks like them, she is dark skinned like them. And I don’t see anything wrong with that. Indeed, the fact that you think it is wrong tells me that there is nothing wrong with that.

Because your philosophy, your ideas of racism are rejected by more than 90% of blacks.

Totally reasonable and proper. That is what the article quoted by me said, and I agreed with it. If she had been white, I seriously doubt that third world women would have looked up to her. They did not look up to Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton etc.

They look up to Michelle Obama precisely because she looks like them.

The fact that you think that is racist, tells me that it is not racist. Also that relay demonstrates why blacks reject your idea of racism by more than 90%.

Anyway, I don’t want to turn this thread into the other thread about Michelle Obama, so I won’t answer any further posts from you about that thread. If you want to continue this discussion, post it in the appropriate thread.

But I stand by everything I said in that thread.

Quote: Originally Posted by SirJosephPorter

The issue is, should a representative of government be allowed to discriminate based upon race?

Quote: Originally Posted by Cannuck

No, the issue is your trolling. That is why you ended your OP with, "Evidently it is still the in thing, the respectable thing to do in some parts of the Bible Belt." and it is why your post was reported.

Quote: Originally Posted by Colpy

Yeah, I caught that.....but I don't report anything.

Unlike the idiot in question, I know being offended is just something you have to put up with if you want a free exchange of ideas, or just simple freedom of speech, for that matter.

Quote: Originally Posted by SirJosephPorter

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.

Bardwell said he asks everyone who calls about marriage if they are a mixed race couple. If they are, he does not marry them, he said.

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.

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I thought this sort of thing disappeared with George Wallace and Jim Crow. Evidently it is still the in thing, the respectable thing to do in some parts of the Bible Belt.

Quote: Originally Posted by SirJosephPorter

Again, just your opinion, EagleSmack. And coming from a conservative (whose philosophy blacks despise as they would despise Nazism), I wear it as a badge of honour.


Indeed, the fact that you consider it racist shows to me that it was a reasonable comment.

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Quote: Originally Posted by SirJosephPorter

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.

Bardwell said he asks everyone who calls about marriage if they are a mixed race couple. If they are, he does not marry them, he said.

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.

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I thought this sort of thing disappeared with George Wallace and Jim Crow. Evidently it is still the in thing, the respectable thing to do in some parts of the Bible Belt.

Quote: Originally Posted by SirJosephPorter

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.

Bardwell said he asks everyone who calls about marriage if they are a mixed race couple. If they are, he does not marry them, he said.

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.

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I thought this sort of thing disappeared with George Wallace and Jim Crow. Evidently it is still the in thing, the respectable thing to do in some parts of the Bible Belt.

I thought his issue was that inter racial marriages end in divorce, and the children aren't accepted by either race. I don't believe he claimed religious grounds, and I don't know why Sir TightAzzz had to bring up 'the bible belt', other than his perverse views on the world.

Quote: Originally Posted by ironsides

SJP, This was one man who said he personally could not marry this couple, claims it is a sin (Freedom of Religion).

Sorry about the sin thing, got two stories mixed up.

Quote: Originally Posted by ironsides

SJP, This was one man who said he personally could not marry this couple, claims it is a sin (Freedom of Religion). What this means to his career remains to be seen, he shouldn't be put in this position again, never.