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Do Black Churches Keep Black Women Single?

Columnist Deborrah Cooper, a writer for the San Francisco Examiner, is causing a stir for her recent claim that predominantly Black protestant churches, such as African Methodists, Pentecostal, and certain denominations of Evangelical and Baptist churches are the main reason Black women are single, reports CNN. Cooper, who is Black, argues that rigid beliefs constructed by the Black church are what's keeping Black women from finding love... Here's what you had to say: Larry commented via Facebook: "I think that the issue goes deeper than the black church." Renee wrote via Facebook: "The church has nothing to do with why women are single and/or lonely. Some women are single by choice."
Do Black Churches Keep Black Women Single?
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By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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Columnist Deborrah Cooper, a writer for the San Francisco Examiner, is causing a stir for her recent claim that predominantly Black protestant churches, such as African Methodists, Pentecostal, and certain denominations of Evangelical and Baptist churches are the main reason Black women are single, reports CNN. Cooper, who is Black, argues that rigid beliefs constructed by the Black church are what’s keeping Black women from finding love. Read more here. Do you think the Black church is keeping Black women single?