(SORRY EVERYONE, I thought I was posting this under "Politics" )

On behalf of my state, let me offer an apology for the following episode of idiocy, brought to you courtesy of somebody's dimwit minister (I presume):

Out in Michigan's Thumb region, there is a small town named Marysville (population under 10,000). Last week there was an open forum for candidates wanting to run for seats on the city council. Among them was a 67-year-old woman named Jean Cramer. When the moderator asked candidates what emphasis they thought the city should put on diversity, Cramer was first to answer. She indicated that she thought the city should remain white, "as much as possible." She further explained (not sure how she made this logical, however) that she believes the Bible forbids interracial marriage and so (I guess) she doesn't want minorities around to tempt the locals. When one of the other candidates told her that SHE had biracial grandchildren and a black son-in-law, Cramer apparently didn't flinch in her insistence that this was wrong in the eyes of God. (She also indicated that she didn't want foreign-born people to come there, either.} She clarified (ha!) her comments, saying it would be okay for different races to live together as long as they didn't get married. So I guess living in sin is preferable to taking a vow to love and cherish, if your skin colors are different...

This is embarrassing, and I don't even LIVE anywhere near this community. By today someone had talked enough sense into Cramer that she did indicate she was withdrawing from the race. But by then the story had gone viral, and then some. CNN, New York Times, and multiple local and regional newspapers. A black eye for the city, although I am sure everyone who is politically connected (or who is living in the current century) has had the sense to distance themselves from her.

And I wonder who the minister or Bible "expert" was who talked her into believing this BS....

New York Times story: [nytimes.com]

TV coverage:
[usatoday.com]