Drawing The Line

I asked a retired farmer why there appeared to be complete separation between the VGK (URC) and the NGK (DRC) in his town, while these Churches are striving for unity. He explained it like this: "If a Black person walks into our Church, we will welcome them warmly. We will treat them with the utmost respect, and perfect courtesy. But membership -- that is where we draw the line." OBSERVATION: See also Apartheid in the Church -- and our own, contrasting picture: Miracle of Diversity.