One of the leading arguments for the invalidity of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seems to be that at one point (even in our very near past) members of the church have espoused racist ideology and even practiced racist behavior.
The loudest voices of such criticisms seem to come from Caucasian, American Protestants and many are working hard to inform Black Latter-day Saints of "the mistake they've made by joining such a racist church". My question is: Why is it ok to use such an argument against Mormons (LDS) but it is perfectly fine to turn our heads with respect to historical cases of Protestant racism?
Here are such cases:
Between 1860 and 1941, the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania actively segregated its Black congregants from their White counterparts. Such segregation is what lead to the formation of "Mother Bethel African Methodist Church". (Guttermann 119).
2007-11-02
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