Interracial Relationships and Marriages
African Americans and whites in the United States have witnessed a large amount of social and cultural desegregation of. Through years of desegregation, however, social and cultural differences still exist. They exist in the institution of marriage. Americans have been and are continually moving slowly away from segregation. "In the past forty years, laws have transformed schools, jobs, voting booths, neighborhoods, hotels, restaurants and even the wedding altar" (Ties that Bind). Since the 1960's, when housing discrimination was outlawed, many African Americans moved into predominately white neighborhoods. The steadily growing areas in the west and southwest are least segregated, because these areas never had the..."entrenched African American and white sections of town" (Afgen).There are other signs that are visibly seen in the areas of education. A study, done by the University of Michigan, shows that integration on campuses occur on a regular basis. The racial lines are crossed routinely; about 50% of African Americans and 15% of whites reportedly study together and a percentage close to that also eat together. Socially, there has been a steady focus of opinion on a variety of racial issues. Since 1972, surveys have
Religion is another major barrier that African American and white couples encounter. In A survey done by Earnest Porterfield on interracial marriages shows this point. "The majority of couples actively involved in Christian churches before marriage, discontinue church membership and attendance after marriage" (yahwehshalom). An increasing number of couples in America are crossing this racial and cultural "ditch". He later states that "A close look at the Old Testament reveals misinterpretation. Opposition to intermarriage arises when people of God many those who worship a God other than Yahweh. These couples are searching for churches that feel like home. If national trends are any indication, the American churches need to be prepared to face a growing phenomenon. Until that happens interracial married couples will meet with resistance from religious people who have been reported as saying that if their own children married African Americans, they would kill them."Myra adds "...the church must repent not only for bad theology but also for failing to protest racist laws in the past "(yahwehshalom). Yahweshalom. "The Prohibition against mixing the races". America Online. Internet. 28 Afgen. "1901 Ban on Interracial Marriages". Online. America Online. Internet. 28 September,
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