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Originally Posted by Steve Epley
At one time I did feel close to this Pastor I preached for him in PEI. His first 2 thanksgivings I was at his home in SA. We are somewhat friendly but since I left the AMF seven years ago and the last few years in the AMF there was already a division in it and we were in separate camps that strained our relationship. He and I have never had a personal problem. Knowing his personality his close associates(which are all in a trumoil themselves) could only help the situation. If the boy's pastor cannot intervene and help I see no help coming. If I was as close to him as I one time was I would have no hesitation is trying to mediate the issue but atlas my advise would not be wanted nor accepted. I will say this pastors raised in the time frame must realize the prejudices that were engrained were not healthy and that day is over. I had a battle with this myself I acknowledge it was not culturally acceptable and we are all products of our cultures like it or not. Racism is a sin however every objection might not be racism. I certainly do not know?
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Every bit of what you say is true. I believe that too, that even if the pastor of the man wanting to marry her, who holds quite a sway I believe in that organization, cannot mediate the situation, there is little to be done. Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the situation.
I am thinking that racism is not the only "reason" why she cannot marry the boy. My family member is an active member of the church, and she works in the business that the church operates. It could be that he doesn't want to lose a valuable member of his church also, and is using the "race" card to cover the real reason for not wanting her to marry the boy.
His own daughter married outside her "race" and that was okay. So... makes me think that the race issue is just a cover.