Charles, and Te’Andrea Wilson , Were Denied Wedding AT Mississippi Church Because of Their Race

It’s 2012, we have the first black President in office, yet people are still being discriminated against, because of race. True the Gays are  being denied their “Civil Right” to marry who they please in some states. In these times you would think the racial profiling, and discrimination thing would have STOPPED..

Church is supposed to be a place where the human race rather black, white, mexican, etc. go  to worship GOD.  It’s a place to bring peace, to get away from the hardships of everyday life. But the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs  in  Mississippi has a few too many devils residing as members.

Charles, and Te’Andrea Wilson, a black couple has been attending the predominantly white church, First Baptist although they are not members of the church.  They assumed it would be no problem to get married there.

Charles and Te’Andrea had the date set, mailed out the invitations and planned the reception. To their surprise the day before the wedding, they got a rude awakening from the church pastor, Dr. Stan Weatherford

Charles Wilson explained to a reporter the information  he received directly from pastor Weatherford,  Charles said

“The church congregation had decided no blacks could be married at that church, and that if he went on to marry her, then they would vote him out the church,”

“He [The Pastor] had people in the sanctuary that were pitching a fit about us being a black couple,” said Te’Andrea Wilson. “I didn’t like it at all, because I wasn’t brought up to be racist. I was brought up to love and care for everybody.”

The pastor ensured Charles and Te’Andrea, he wasn’t the problem, and hes questioning the intentions of some of  his Church congregation who has created a problem. The pastor explains, not all , only few members of the church, are upset about his decision  to marry a black couple there.

Charles and Te’Andrea, who are now the Wilsons, allowed Pastor Weatherford to perform their wedding at the church near, First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs.

Even After the Turmoil The Couple were Able to have a Peaceful Marriage At Another Church

Pastor Weatherford is quoted :

“I didn’t want to have a controversy within the church, and I didn’t want a controversy to affect the wedding of Charles and Te’ Andrea. I wanted to make sure their wedding day was a special day,” said Weatherford.

He continued :

“I was prepared to go ahead and do the wedding here just like it was planned, and just like we agreed to,” said Weatherford. “I was just looking for an opportunity to be able to address a need within our congregation and at the same time minister to them.”

Even after the couple was able to get married in peace at a different  location, surrounded by  friends and love ones. They are still upset and applauded by the congregations intentions, and wants answers

Charles stated –

“I blame the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs, I blame those members who knew and call themselves Christians and didn’t stand up,”.

I am more disappointed with  Pastor  Weatherford. How is it just a few members of the church caused such a problem, that he had to  approach the Wilsons to address the ignorance. As a man of God, the Pastor should  have never approached the Wilsons with such disrespectful, absurd, degrading information.  He should have ignored the ignorance and  went on with the wedding as planned.  Weatherford as a man of God should have, asked the “Few” members  to leave his church, because lovers of God would never stand for this.

““Your religious beliefs are your business. They are not and should not be the basis for law. If you use them as justification to discriminate against others, don’t be upset when others decide you’re an asshole.”  -Jim C. Hines