[glory]

Ok, than I should correct what I said since I see where you are getting at. YES, I would PREFER that my child chooses someone of the same heritage with which to marry, but as long as she meets a good Christian man, that PREFERENCE becomes a lot less important. To me a racist is someone who would actively discourage their child from an already blossoming, positive relationship with someone of another race. I do not qualify. I do qualify if it means that if I had my choice I would choose someone of Germanic or Irish decent, who is a Christian and believes that the Lord's supper is more than a symbol, and who has no objections to taking a leadership role as oulined in the Bible in his family. If preference is deemed as racist, than I guess I am.

[Hermann the Cherusker]

To me, a racist is someone who HATES all people of another race and wishes that they would cease to exist.

I wish all peoples well, provided they are not out to wreak havoc on the world.

I would actively discourage my children from pursuing an inter-racial relationship, just as much as I would discourage them from marrying a non-Catholic, or from marrying a foreigner and moving overseas (even if the foreigner was white like me). Frankly, I think it is more than likely to all end in tears. And I don't need to hear from one thousand and one people in inter-racial relationships who think it is so great for them right now and so why should I oppose it?