I don't know if any of you have seen the story, but on the day before they were to be married, a couple was informed by the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs, Mississippi that he would not perform the service at his church. The reason was that the couple was black, and the church, which has been around since 1883, has never had a black couple get married there. Pastor Weatherwood explained that church members were furious that the couple was planning to wed there to the extent they threatened to remove him as pastor if he married them, breaking tradition (of Jim Crow, I guess).

Of course, it begs the question why would a pastor want to continue in this church?

In fairness to the people of Crystal Springs, the refusal to let them get married in the church has sparked widespread outrage among black and white residents.