Does the word of God really condemn mixing races?

Endogamy: Choice or Necessity?

In reference to what we learn from the case of Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia, we are going to discuss the issues and implications of interracial marriages. You can start a discussion by tackling the following questions or you may create your own within this subject matter. Members of a minority group tend to marry within the group (similarly, whites tend to marry within whites, Catholics tend to marry within Catholics, and middle-class folks find their mate within their own social class). Is this a matter of choice or necessity? Does the word of God really condemn mixing races? If some of us can bring THE ONE DROP RULE to our discussion, that will be great. If someone else can tie this discussion to our earlier one (Jeter in particular, mixed backgrounds in general), that will be even greater. I briefly mention the case of Beth and Terence McKay in our mini-lecture, a Louisiana couple who wanted to get married (left photo). The right photo shows Keith Baldwell (right photo), a Justice who refused to issue a marriage license to them. So, if you can bring this case to our discussion, that’ll be great. Click here to access the story. To be fair, I added a short video clip that provides Baldwell’s own words to defend himself.

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