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343 Nephi 2:12-16Though the LDS Church had an open membership policy for all races, they avoided opening missions in areas with large black populations and discouraged people with black ancestry from investigating the church"Mason vThese were cultural, not racial traitsThe Teachings of President Brigham Young Vol
Over that period of time we've had many conversations about race in the churchAssociated PressAnd also that the seed of this people may more fully believe his gospel, which shall go forth unto them from the Gentiles; for this people shall be scattered, and shall become a dark, a filthy, and a loathsome people, beyond the description of that which ever hath been amongst us, yea, even that which hath been among the Lamanites, and this because of their unbelief and idolatry.39However, even in Heaven, LDS theology said that they will be servants to othersThey looked down on others who did not fit their image of beauty and refinementReply Brent on October 29, 2012 at 7:47 am Although its not the main topic of this weeks post, you do mention Book of Mormon populations, specifically the growth of Lamanite populations and how, as hunter/gatherers, the Lamanites would not have been able to reproduce (considering the many factors that inhibit population expansion of hunting/gathering peoples) to the extent they are given credit in the Book of Mormon^ Reiter, Tonya (October 2017)p.237References to filthiness are not an allusion to skin color, but clearly refer to a spiritual state of being filthy before God20rather than a physical characteristic.21Similarly, both the Bible and the Doctrine and Covenants use the term filthy in reference to sinners.22
They despised the Lamanites way of life, were proud of their heritage, class conscious (Alma 32:2; 4 Nephi 1:26), distinguished for their wealth and fine clothing (Alma 4:6; 4 Nephi 1:24; Mormon 8:36-37; Mosiah 4:16-18), had well developed legal and political traditions, and political power tended to say within families (Alma 50:39; HelBrazil, Blacks And The Priesthood Friday, Apr 18, 2008, at 12:45 PM Original Author(s): Owen DIts not like the setting was a suburb of NairobiThe most reprehensible part is that those racist elements are attributed to GodSo serious were the consequences threatened, that the Chineseconsulates last week prepared to tag their nationals with identification buttonsI also do a weekly Gospel Doctrine postNoah was a righteous man, and therefore we must conclude that he followed the admonition of the Lord to multiply
Beliefs of the inferiority of blacks died a slow death among the leading denominations: Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, etcIf my uncles, who aretotally Lamanites, believed that the Book of Mormon was racist, perhaps it is worth finding out why if only to gain understanding and empathyAnti-Miscegenation its in there The dark skin color makes the Lamanite unenticing so as to prevent miscegenation As relatively enlightened people who understand racial equality we knowthat skin coloris not tied to righteousness or iniquityThe problem with this view is that while the Biblical text reads as metaphor, the verses in the Book of Mormon that speak of skin color do notThe Book of Mormon is written and directed by the team who made South Park and Team America, and features many of the same traits; shocking, deliberately offensive humour, great songs, and a biting, clever, laugh-out-loud witIf that Negro is faithful all his days, he can and will enter the celestial kingdomContemporary Mormonism: Social Science Perspectives (Reprint ed.)I would be eager to hear your insights on the article on racial inequality and others
Embry reports that "she [the same black church member] had to write directly to the president of the LDS Church to find out how to be baptized" because none of her fellow church members would tell her.[111]:371^ David McKay taught "Sometime in God's eternal plan, the Negro will be given the right to hold the priesthoodActive believingMormonsrevere the Book of Mormon and do not findit racist.It would seem that there is a disconnect betweenthese two perspectives which is worth exploringrsc.byu.eduWhile the audience around me clapped and cheered, I wondered what I was missingDuring the 1960s and 1970s, Mormons in the western United States were close to averages in the United States in racial attitudes.[4] In 1966, Armand Mauss surveyed Mormons on racial attitudes and discriminatory practicesSo, according to that view the Native Americans still carry with them the mark of the curse, and the Native American way of lifeonce so detested among white Americansis evidence they had not given up their wild ways 5c5c846363
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