Their skin is quite black, their hair woolly and black, their intelligence stunted, and they appear never to have arisen from the most savage state of barbarism.– Official LDS Church manual, The Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 3, page 157And it came to pass that I beheld, after they had dwindled in unbelief they became a dark and loathsome, and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of abominations. – Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 12:23)
And the Lord had caused the cursing to come upon them, yea, even a sore cursing, because of their iniquity. For behold, they had hardened their hearts against him, that they had become like unto a flint; wherefore, as they were white, and exceedingly fair and delightsome, that they might not be enticing unto my people the Lord God did cause a skin of blackness to come upon them. – Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 5:21
Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race? If the white man who belongs to the chosen seed mixes his blood with the seed of Cain, the penalty, under the law of God, is death on the spot. This will always be so. – President Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, 10:110, March 8, 1863
The Mormon Church's past is indeed racist. From its scripture, to its doctrine, to teachings by its top leadership, to its overt treatment of Blacks and American Indians – it is easy find numerous examples of overt racism.
Frankly, given the LDS Church's teachings and blatant, unrepentant record of bigotry, and Bishop Romney's unwavering, unconditional support of this institution, I cannot blame Blacks in the slightest for rejecting his candidacy.
Academic, at best. Blacks vote for the democrat in overwhelming numbers. The number of black votes Romney could lose because of the LDSinc History is probably insignificant. But trying to gin up a kerfuffle over the issue is worth a few democrat tries don’tchaknow. Why help them?
Academic, at best. Blacks vote for the democrat in overwhelming numbers. The number of black votes Romney could lose because of the LDSinc History is probably insignificant. But trying to gin up a kerfuffle over the issue is worth a few democrat tries don’tchaknow. Why help them?
Looks to me like the LDS and blacks have had a reconciliation.
Mia Love?
The fact is, a lot of religious movements have had shameful, racist pasts...and rightfully have worked to correct those anti-Christian parts of their culture.
I believe mormons are wrong on their theology, but regarding the race question, it seems they have corrected a historic wrong.
” I cannot blame Blacks in the slightest for rejecting his candidacy. “
You can’t accept that idea that they have officially and believably left the racist doctrines?
I am no Mormon, but I do believe the change in that area is real.
If we can’t believe an official and public and consistent change, why do we advocate for change? We won’t believe it, anyway.