Recurring Prejudice

In some parts of the country, black pastors are beginning to accept gay individuals into their church community. This article talks about the plight of Reverend Dennis Meredith and his theory on universal acceptance. This man's beliefs drew homosexuals from all over to his church, simply to hear him talk. Acceptance even saved several lives, many were on the verge of suicide because nobody would accept them into their life. However, some of the regular parishoners were deeply offended that a priest would preach something they considered to be against the bible and backed out of the parish. Meredith's church lost nearly three-hundred members of Sunday School class.
The issues surrounding Prudence Crandall were strikingly similar to this. Her school in Conneticutt was one of the, if not the first schools to accept black female students. The parents of the white students, and the students themselves, rebelled against her belief for education and a devestating percentage of children dropped out of the school. Then, Prudence kept her school open for the black students that wished to learn -- her school would be terrorized and vandalized until she was made to shut it down.