Morley wrote:Obiwan wrote:
Bear in mind.... The Church did not discriminate against "blacks". It had a religious policy that those of African decent, including white persons couldn't hold the Priesthood.
The above is not true. (One assertion among many.)
To refute, I refer to a part of The First Presidency statement of 1949:
"The attitude of the Church with reference to the Negroes remains as it has always stood. It is not a matter of the declaration of a policy but of direct commandment from the Lord, on which is founded the doctrine of the Church from the days of its organization, to the effect that Negroes may become members of the Church but that they are not entitled to the Priesthood at the present time."
It had nothing to do with geography and everything to do with race.
And "negro" in that particular instance was referring to those of African decent!
You are aware aren't you that "negros" of other black races were generally actually called something else?
So, if "negro" means what YOU say it means, then tell me how 1,000's of BLACKS of Central/South America AND the Islands, as well as India WERE in fact given the Priesthood moron???
Complete figgen slimeball idiots anti's are.... It's like dealing with KKK children or fanatical Islamists, ignorant bigots who have no interest in facing actual facts of things! :(
I will say it again..... Your anti-mormon rumor mill facts are NOT the actual facts in relation to the Priesthood ban. They ban ALWAYS only applied to those of African decent. There were some other groups in which for a time, the ban temporaryily was applied to until lineage was determined by geneology and patriarcle blessing, but it certainly wasn't "all" blacks.
So jerkwad! How do you think I became a Mormon again after leaving the Church PRIMARILY over this issue??? It's because I studied it thoroughly for the FULL truth and facts of the issue, and came to realize I was ignorant like you are. What I'm telling you is the absolute truth.... I don't give opinions, I give facts from YEARS of study and experience.