'First of all, we don't do gay weddings or mixed race, because of our Christian race — I mean, our Christian beliefs,' the owner was filmed telling the sister of a prospective client.
"Ok, we're Christians as well, so what in the Bible tells you that?" Welch questioned the owner in response to the declaration.Facing backlash over the encounter, Boone's Camp Event Hall deleted its Facebook account before restoring it Sunday. On Sunday afternoon the owner posted a lengthy apology on Facebook, but then deleted the page once again.
In the now-deleted post, the administrator of the Boone's Camp Event Hall Facebook page described meeting with her pastor and discovering that no passage in the Bible explicitly condemns interracial marriage. The revelation was apparently quite surprising for the author, who referenced being taught that races should remain separate while growing up.
For Khyla Shumpert, who was born in Booneville and who identifies as mixed, the video recalled her experience growing up in Mississippi."I wouldn't say people were blatantly racist to my face or even out loud, but people still talk and say things in private," she toldBooneville is a small town, with just over 8,000 residents counted in the 2010 census.
Shumpert was sorry to see her community gain notoriety for such a backwards interaction. She wrote toI have great friends who are wonderful advocates for everyone no matter who they are, what they look like, or their sexual preference, so I just hate how it has given Booneville and MS such a negative view. There really are some great people who love everyone so well, but of course, this is what has gotten the world's attention and rightfully so.
An image shared on the now-deleted Facebook page of Boone's Camp Event Hall in Booneville, Mississippi. An owner of the venue was filmed saying that the hall does not host weddings for gay or mixed race couples.
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