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October 23rd, 2009

Moroccan imam to marry Italian Catholic

An interracial and interfaith marriage in suburban Turin, Italy, that is due to take place tomorrow.
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Tags: catholic church, intercultural marriage, interfaith marriage, interracial marriage, italy, Morocco, muslim, Turin
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October 19th, 2009

God On Interracial Marriage

Remember this story? Well, it seems that the bible had gotten thrown into the mix. Everyone seems to be using Biblegateway or other online bibles to look up,

While they were at Hazeroth, Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because he had married a Cushite woman. They said, “Has the LORD spoken only through Moses? Hasn’t he spoken through us, too?” But the LORD heard them. (Num 12:1-2 NLT)

Maybe they will go further than just that, reading more.

Tags: interracial marriage, Keith Bardwell, Louisiana
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October 15th, 2009

Interracial couple denied marriage license in Louisiana, yes, in 2009

NEW ORLEANS (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.

“I’m not a racist. I just don’t believe in mixing the races that way,” Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. “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.”

I wish I could say that this was very uncommon in that part of Louisiana, but even though it is has a large university (Southeastern Louisiana University!), these ideas are rampant.