interracial marriage (was black church fires)

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eddie southgate wrote:
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> At 01:02 PM 7/12/96 +600, you wrote:
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> I would think that God could handle any resulting
> >conflicts that the children may endure.
> >
> >_________________________________
> >K. L. Cabell
> >La Salle University
> >
> >
> 
>         I don't mean to butt in, but my husband and I felt like we needed to
> comment.  I am white , my husband is black.  We have been married for 13 years
> and have 3 children, 2 by birth and one is my husbands nephew .  They are ages
> 11, 10 and 7.  We live in New Jersey.
>         Before we were married, I heard many people say that the "poor children"
> would suffer in an interracial marriage.  I must say this has seldom been the
> case.  We teach our children that they are neither black or white, but both.
> Just as I am Irish, German, French-Canadian, etc. and my husband is African,
> Native American,etc. They accept that.
>         In this area, interracial marriages are not that uncommon.  I
> realize that is not true everywhere as we were married in a state south of
> the Mason-
> Dixon. Interracial marriages are becoming more and more common and to win the
> lost, churches will be having to face this more and more.
>         Our church is is interracial, but mostly black.  We have been loved and
> accepted since the day we first walked in.  I feel my pastor, Bro Calvin Enlow,
> is a great example.  He never makes race an issue that divides, but does
> teach us to respect cultural differances.  I feel that is the key.  The whites
> in our church don't feel that we have to give up our culture and traditions and
> the blacks don't have to give up theirs to please us.
>         My children are just children of the church.  They have all received
> the
> Holy Ghost and been baptised in Jesus' name.  There is no separation.  We
> are all brothers and sisters in Christ. This is a way the Church can show
> that we
> really believe that there is "neither Jew nor Greek".  Don't get me wrong, I'm
> not trying to say everyone should marry outside of his or her race or culture;
> just that we should not make an issue of things that the Word does not forbid.
> It is the individual's choice of whom to marry or not marry as long as both are
> walking with the Lord.
>         Thank you for letting me interject.
> Sis Jacquie Southgate
> 
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> 
> Eddie and Jacquie Southgate <eddie@mail.superlink.net>
> 
> "Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors;
> and the King of glory shall come in."  psalm 24:7.This is nice to hear. In Texas, interracial marriages are a common 
thing. Especially around military bases. I don't belive in intercultural 
differencs. I believe in cultural diversity which is something to be 
enjoyed by all. I love to explore the other cultures in order to bring 
into my life those things which are enjoyable and entertaining. I notice 
among children that there is little racial respect. I guess we all need 
to become more like children to escape the differences between cultures.
:-)

John....