Georgia Politicians Refuse to Hire Candidate Because They Are Black, Say Interracial Marriage Is Unbiblical

Two Hoschton, Georgia politicians were asked to resign on Monday after making racist comments about a black job candidate.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution – who published an investigative report on the Mayor on Monday – Hoschton Mayor Theresa Kenerly denied someone a city administrator job because they were black.

According to Relevant Magazine, Kenerly told a councilmember that she excluded the qualified candidate from consideration “because he is black, and the city isn’t ready for this.”

Hoschton is a small town made up of 2,000 people, most of whom are white. 

While being interviewed about the Kenerly controversy, Hoschton Councilman Jim Cleveland also made racists comments and credited his Christian faith for his beliefs.

Cleveland, first defended the mayor saying, “I understood where she was coming from… I understand Theresa saying that, simply because we’re not Atlanta. Things are different here than they are 50 miles down the road,” the Atlantic Journal-Constitution reports. 

Reportedly he added, “I don’t know how they [the majority white constituents] would take it if we selected a black administrator. She might have been right.”

Then, Cleveland reportedly commented on interracial marriage saying it “makes my blood boil.” 

He told reporters “I’m a Christian and my…