Posted on February 26, 2009 by Earl
By “ancient” and “archaic” standards, I am the product of a “mixed marriage”. Does that mean I’m half black and half white?
No … NOT HARDLY!!.
Du-uhhh!!! (pronounced with two syllables with a slight upper inflection on the latter)
It means my father was a Methodist and my mother was a Baptist. And, the dilemma should have been, [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2009 by Earl
Now, I know we’re saved. Barack Obama has called out the heavy weight thinkers … like George Clooney.
I know …, thankfully (hopefully) it wasn’t about anything terribly important like the financial meltdown that Obama promoted for two years to get elected. Obama’s political rhetoric for the past two years is proof that, if you say [...]
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Religion: Old-time “Mixed Marriages” in the South … at least Where I Grew Up
By “ancient” and “archaic” standards, I am the product of a “mixed marriage”. Does that mean I’m half black and half white?
No … NOT HARDLY!!.
Du-uhhh!!! (pronounced with two syllables with a slight upper inflection on the latter)
It means my father was a Methodist and my mother was a Baptist. And, the dilemma should have been, [...]
Filed under: Commentary, Religion | Tagged: abolitionist, African methodist Episcopal Church, AME, Anglican, Baker County GA, bankers, Baptist, Bill Maher, Bozo, Charleston SC, Church of England, Civil War, colonial governor, doctors, Dooly County GA, Dougherty County GA, Episcopalians, farmers, fire and brimstone, First Baptist Church, Fort Frederica, Frederica, Furman University, genealogy, Georgia colony, Georgia state, insurance agents, James Oglethorpe, Jefferson County GA, Jimmy Carter, John Calvin, John Knox, John Wesley, lawyers, Louisville GA, Lutherans, Lynhaven Parish, Martin Luther, Mennonites, Mercer University, Methodism, Methodist, Methodist Episcopal, mixed marriages, Mormons, New England, Newberry SC, North Carolina, official state religion, Palmyra Baptist Church, paupist, Pilgrims, Primitive Baptists, Protestant, religeous fanatics, Religion, Revolutionary War, Richard Furman, Seventh Day Adventists, slavery, South, St. Simons Island, Terminator, United Methodists, Virginia, War Between the States | 3 Comments »