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Re: Hell on Wheels..... & Mormonism..... Part Deux!
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:28 pm
by _DarkHelmet
just me wrote:DarkHelmet wrote:
The Book of Mormon was racist way before 1995.
But before the Internet how would faqs have been able to find out about it?
I suppose he could have read it.
Re: Hell on Wheels..... & Mormonism..... Part Deux!
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:30 pm
by _zeezrom
I'm okay with the whole dark/black/filthy skin idea being more symbolic. It's symbolic of the barbarian. It doesn't necessary have anything to do with pigment. It is just referring to the uncivilized and lower class. Many slaves are in this category too. This is why it was okay for Nephites to take Lamanites as slaves to help mine precious ore and build temples.
Re: Hell on Wheels..... & Mormonism..... Part Deux!
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 5:30 pm
by _honorentheos
The Book of Mormon is founded on an incredibly insulting premise: That a western Judeo-Christian culture was required to explain the complexity displayed in what was seen as ancient remains of an extinct peoples.
Re: Hell on Wheels..... & Mormonism..... Part Deux!
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 12:02 am
by _zeezrom
honorentheos wrote:The Book of Mormon is founded on an incredibly insulting premise: That a western Judeo-Christian culture was required to explain the complexity displayed in what was seen as ancient remains of an extinct peoples.
Oh I don't think we've unearthed all the insults yet.