A black couple in Mississippi were told they couldn’t get married at the predominantly white church they regularly attend because some church members objected to the wedding. Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson had to get married at a nearby church after the pastor of First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs, Dr. Stan Weatherford, informed them that [...]
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