--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> I'm working on memory here so I may be wrong but with all this talk 
of 
> fundamentalist Christians and the White House, I seem to recall that 
> DURING THE TIME HE WAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, Carter still attended 
(when 
> he was in Plains) and was still a member in good standing of a 
Baptist 
> Church in Plains that was officially segregated.  And that while 
> president they, the church members, even had a vote on it (which 
> happened every once in a while) and the vote was for continuing the 
> segregation (Carter voted against the segregating, of course).  I 
> seemto recall that the vote was called as a result of an African-
> American who attempted to enter the church but was denied.

" Amongst all these people they elected a peanutfarmer for president ? "
- Maharishi


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