Louisiana Judge Refuses To Issue marriage License To Interracial Couple
Judy Ramsook
October 18, 2009
We all have our prejudices. Some persons dislike others because their skin is darker in colour. And some people dislike others for different reasons.
The persons disliking others might be doing so because they fall into a different income bracket than themselves, or maybe they walk too slow, talk too fast, eat too slow etc.
The possibilities can be endless. But when Louisiana Judge, Keith Bardwell, recently refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple, stating that for him it was more of a moral issue not a racist one, people among us took notice.
Even I had to stop and ponder for a moment. Ponder that at a time when the divorce rate is climbing everyday, one might think that a Judge of all people would be delighted to issue a marriage license to a couple who wants to get married.
Be that couple an interracial one or non interracial one.
The Judge who refuses to resign from his position as a result of all the feedback he has been receiving from his ruling on the matter obviously believes in the moral stand he has taken.
And judges can refuse to issue marriage licenses to whomever, but when there is an interracial couple involved, it seems to be more racist than moral, doesn´t it?
Racial prejudice might never end, but just when I thought the world was becoming a more diverse place to live in, here it comes again.
It makes me also wonder what said Judge might think about fornication or living in sin. Those seem to be more moral issues than a couple who is willing to get married.
Or maybe some judges need to be alerted as to what century we are currently in.
The persons disliking others might be doing so because they fall into a different income bracket than themselves, or maybe they walk too slow, talk too fast, eat too slow etc.
The possibilities can be endless. But when Louisiana Judge, Keith Bardwell, recently refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple, stating that for him it was more of a moral issue not a racist one, people among us took notice.
Even I had to stop and ponder for a moment. Ponder that at a time when the divorce rate is climbing everyday, one might think that a Judge of all people would be delighted to issue a marriage license to a couple who wants to get married.
Be that couple an interracial one or non interracial one.
The Judge who refuses to resign from his position as a result of all the feedback he has been receiving from his ruling on the matter obviously believes in the moral stand he has taken.
And judges can refuse to issue marriage licenses to whomever, but when there is an interracial couple involved, it seems to be more racist than moral, doesn´t it?
Racial prejudice might never end, but just when I thought the world was becoming a more diverse place to live in, here it comes again.
It makes me also wonder what said Judge might think about fornication or living in sin. Those seem to be more moral issues than a couple who is willing to get married.
Or maybe some judges need to be alerted as to what century we are currently in.