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brooklynite

(94,581 posts)
Thu May 9, 2019, 09:28 PM May 2019

An oldie but a goodie...

White Georgia politician believes racial mixing goes against the Bible

“I’m a Christian and my Christian beliefs are you don’t do interracial marriage,” Councilman Jim Cleveland told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.“That’s the way I was brought up and that’s the way I believe.”

“I have black friends, I hired black people,” Cleveland continued. “But when it comes to all this stuff you see on TV, when you see Blacks and Whites together, it makes my blood boil because that’s just not the way a Christian is supposed to live.”

https://rollingout.com/2019/05/06/white-georgia-politician-believes-racial-mixing-goes-against-the-bible/
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An oldie but a goodie... (Original Post) brooklynite May 2019 OP
So he thinks all those people in his bible were Caucasians? Croney May 2019 #1
I don't understand your comment... brooklynite May 2019 #3
LOL Croney May 2019 #5
That is not a Christian belief-- it is his belief using Christianity to legitimize it. TreasonousBastard May 2019 #2
Kill him.......is that to strong? a kennedy May 2019 #4
So what parts of the Bible promote this separation? keithbvadu2 May 2019 #6
Blacks and whites together? Cracklin Charlie May 2019 #7
That area went about 80% for trump, they are gun-loving "Christian, Patriots." Hoyt May 2019 #8
The people in the US state of Georgia abqtommy May 2019 #9
Without Atlanta, Georgia would be Mississippi. Buckeyeblue May 2019 #10
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
8. That area went about 80% for trump, they are gun-loving "Christian, Patriots."
Thu May 9, 2019, 11:34 PM
May 2019

I have been surprised at some of the old white wingers that live there who have been interviewed by Atlanta media. Most have said, “That’s just not right.”

Don’t know if that’s what they said privately; but, there was a time when most would have said, “Heck, yeah,” while the talking head would nod in agreement. I guess there’s a tad of improvement. Fortunately, Atlanta is a different story.

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