For many decades the Church of God had strict policies on segregating African American church members from the rest of the church. From sending them to certain Feast sites to forbidding them dating other church members. Racial purity of the white race needed to be kept secure.
While many church areas had fully integrated churches, dating across the racial definitions was still usually prohibited. Even in Pasadena, situated in the midst of liberal Los Angeles, the church still strictly controlled interracial dating up into the mid to late 70's.
Today, the two main groups that strictly enforce this is the Restored Church of God with Dave Pack's edicts and the Philadelphia Church of God and Gerald Flurry's perverse edicts.
Imagine their surprise if they make it to the kingdom and find Jesus is not as lily white as they thought.
