Interracial Marriage Culture

We can’t be certain why Louisiana Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell quit his post Tuesday because his one-sentence resignation doesn’t say, but we can guess it has something to do with his refusal to preside over an interracial marriage—and the public outcry that soon followed. The Rev. Madison Shockley has generated some controversy of his own—or at least a lively debate—with an opinion piece on Truthdig linking Bardwell’s antics to the...