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A wedding venue in Boonesville, Mississippi is backtracking after video of the owner saying she canceled a wedding between a mixed race couple because of her "Christian beliefs. The video, originally posted by LaKambria Welch, the sister of the man whose wedding was abruptly canceled after a week of planning, shows her asking the venue owner what her reasons were for canceling. When Welch responds that her family is also Christian, the woman says she doesn't want to argue her faith, and states:. Pittman notes that the venue's move comes after the Mississippi Legislature passed a "religious freedom" law in

A Mississippi event hall apparently refused to rent the space to an interracial couple for their wedding , citing the owners' "religious beliefs," a video posted by the groom's sister who recorded a conversation with an employee shows. LaKambria Welch, 24, drove to Boone's Camp Event Hall in Booneville, Mississippi, over Labor Day weekend to confront the owner about why her brother's request to book the venue was denied, she told Deep South Voice , which first reported the story. Welch's brother, who is black, and his white fiancee were in contact with the owner of the venue but suddenly received a message that they would not be permitted to rent the space because of the venue's "beliefs," Welch told the outlet. The couple had already booked a date to tour the space when they received the message, Welch told The Washington Post. Welch recorded her encounter with a woman at the venue, which begins as the employee says, "First of all, we don't do gay weddings or mixed race , because of our Christian race -- I mean, our Christian beliefs. When Welch replies that her family is "Christian as well," and asks where in the Bible race is mentioned, the woman says, "Well, I don't want to argue my faith.

That last word, "unbelievers" is of key importance. A Christian should not marry a non-Christian no matter how kind and good they are. What about interracial marriage? Deuteronomy tells the Israelites to destroy all the inhabitants of the Canaan land and not to intermarry with them because they would "turn your sons away from following Me, that they may serve other gods.

By Chauncey Alcorn For Dailymail. The owners of a Mississippi wedding venue that reneged on renting to an engaged couple after finding out the groom and bride-to be were from two different races says hosting an interracial marriage would violate their Christian beliefs. Welch on Saturday posted video of her conversation with one of the alleged owners of Boone's Camp Event Hall in Booneville, Mississippi after Welch said the business changed its mind about hosting a wedding for her brother - who, like Welch, is black.