Why doesn't the mod who changed the title of this thread (I did NOT write "Some") just delete the whole damn thread and ban me from mebership, while they're at it?

It was bloody obvious what I meant. It was also obvious that this kind of thing has a LONG history within Christianity, is ANYTHING BUT an isolated incident, and has been the de facto practice in an informal way in sizable parts of the Christian world to the present day. Most of the churches that do it aren't stupid enough to put it in writing in the minutes; they just make would-be members uncomfortable enough that they won't come back if their faces don't fit.

I tried googling for pictures relating to "Kentucky church congregation". Spot the missing ethnicities:

http://www.neonopc.org/
http://www.madisonvillechurchofchrist.org/
First Christian Church, Murray, KY
Glasgow Baptist Church, KY


This magazine article has 13 pictures of Baptist church gatherings. All but one are all-white.

Baptist Courier

Obviously they aren't all like that, but I didn't have to try very hard to find those and I am not presenting a highly selective picture. This isn't just about a bunch of cranks. Don't kid on there isn't real issue here.