[HAIL PIKEVILLE!]

It's just the times they grew up in. Some of the older folks grew up before the civil rights movement, when it was accepted to treat people different because of their skin color. However, these days schools are desegregated and people of different races can intermingle just about anywhere.

Side note, I've heard it mentioned before that churches are still the most segregated part of our present society, and it certainly seems that people tend to go to church with others of the same race. Any thoughts from anybody about this?

I cant speak for anyone else. But I go to a Baptist church where there are alot of people of color that are members of that church. Im just as proud to call them my brothers and sisters in Christ as I am anyone else. Were all the same in GODs eyes IMO. Could race relations be better in this area? Yes they could. But, with that being said. How many cross burnings do we hear of or church bombings around here? hardly any although if it happens once its bad enough. So my point is that even though race relations arent good around here, they could be alot worse.