Dear Anthony:

There is no Biblical principle, law of God, or law of the Church that forbids interracial marriage. A person has the basic human right to marry whom they choose as long as there is no impediment to the marriage (such as fraud, already marriage, underage, etc.) and the persons understand the nature of marriage, and freely consent to it.

Any thoughts of differing value of persons was destroyed when St. Paul said:

As for Genesis 50:25 Joseph is saying that God will keep his promises to bring Israel to the Promised Land. He asked his children to give an oath that they would take his bones from Egypt and take them home to the Promised Land.

This is a passage about a man in a foreign land who wants his bone to be moved home.

One would have to be seriously delusional to interpret this verse as having anything to do with racial separation.

This fella needs to study a little about Moses. Moses married a Midianite woman (a black woman) in Exodus 2:15-21. God did not chastise Moses for this, but God did chastise Miriam and Aaron for criticizing Moses for his choice of wife (Numbers 12:1-9).

For those who are deluded in thinking that Moses' wife was not black, her skin color is proved by a comparative analysis of scripture which indicates that Zipporah, Moses' wife, and her father, Jethro, were black. Zipporah was identified as an Cushite woman in Numbers 12:1. Cushite is Hebrew for "from Ethiopia"; a term generally used to refer to dark skinned persons usually of African descent. The word is very similar in its usage to the English word Negro.

That Cushite and Midianite is the same is seen in Habakkuk 3:7 that shows Cushan was an archaic term for the Midianites.

Zipporah was accepted by God, without regard for her race, because her religion was correct. Her father, Jethro, worshiped the true God (Exodus 18:10-27).

Thus, the marriage of Moses and the black woman, Zipporah, was accepted by God because they both believe in the true God.

The Bible never prohibits interracial marriage, but it does discourage inter-faith marriages.

But, Anthony, you are dealing with a bigot. It is unlikely that anything you say will change his mind. No one with two brain cells in their head will agree with this man. Those that do are already inclined to be racial bigots and like him, are only looking for something to justify their sin.

Preach the Gospel. The Holy Spirit will enlighten those hearts who will hear. As Jesus said, "He who has ears, let him hear" (Mt. 13:9).

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary