Comments on: On Racism in the Mormon Church

By: scotthenderson

scotthenderson — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:19:51 +0000

It is unnacceptable to sit here and defend the mormon religion for allowing this type of attrocoity to occur. You mormons are racist as they get. go to south central LA and tell some brothas that the color of his skin is a direct result of a curse from God. Your a fucking fool. What an assanine thing to say. Once again the problem is that until science came along and proved that pigmentation is a result primarily of geographic location and climate and is an adaptation that has changed numerous times of the course of 20k years. And the fact that you still believe that utter nonsense is the true testament of just how perverse your religion is.

By: John Hamelink

John Hamelink — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:04:21 +0000

I'm sorry but saying that "The color of their skin was a mark put upon the descendants of Cain" is about as racist as racism can be. So, are you saying that all black people are descended from Cain, who is supposed to be an evil person? Are you implying that the reason Black people weren't allowed to enter priesthood was because they were descendants of Cain and that they were descended from evil also? Therefore, are you trying to say that all black people are inherently evil? I am sorry, but I see that as Racism, through and through.

By: alexanderblake

alexanderblake — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:25:52 +0000

The Mormon church only allowed blacks because they were getting a lot of negative attention from the media in the 70s.
I'm sure the Mormon president will allow Gays as well in the coming years, after of course he gets a "revelation".

By: George

George — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:18:01 +0000

Oops, I guess I was only partly right. Actually, when I looked it up, it was the color of their skin! They, the Mormons, say that black people are black because it is the mark of Cain that God put on them for Cain’s sin of killing his brother.

By: George

George — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:14:14 +0000

Its not because of the color of black peoples skin that they denied them the priesthood. It was because the Mormons said the blood of Cain runs through black people and Cain is evil. So although they did not say it outright they were implying the all black people were evil until 1978.

By: Arie Boyer

Arie Boyer — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:01:12 +0000

Wow, such racism. You would think a religion that thrives for peace and love wouldn’t hate someone just because someone looks different.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:03:29 +0000

I apologize if the quotes offended you, but they are not my words.

I do know a bit about the LDS religion, as I grew up as a Mormon in Orem, Utah.

By: JJD

JJD — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:58:27 +0000

Wow, this is ridiculous. You understand nothing about the LDS religion, do you. Note my lack of question mark because it’s obviously not a question. You just plain don’t get it. But you sure have fun attacking, doncha?

First of all, you need an understanding to know what Brigham Young is actually saying here. He’s not condemning Blacks because of their skin color. The color of their skin was a mark put upon the descendants of Cain, from whom the Priesthood was taken away. The latter was the curse. Because of Cain’s sin, his posterity lost the opportunity to receive that blessing.

That he claims one will receive death upon marrying a Black person is not to say physical death. What he speaks of is a spiritual death, being cut of from God because of intermarrying with the cursed seed. In other words, they would not obtain the blessings of the Priesthood.

That said, I will concede that Brigham Young was quite vehement with his words, and the tone he uses might lead some to believe he’s hateful of Blacks, but you’d really just be taking it out of context.