I actually grew up in Utah in the middle of "mormanville." I have heard on more than one occasion that they are against black people and think they are evil or something. What's the true story?
2006-07-26 10:16:24 · 11 answers · asked by mama 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Oh, Mormon, duh.
2006-07-26 10:21:29 · update #1
The current church is made up of over 12 million people, of all different races. No one thinks any race is evil, so wherever you heard that from was not a reliable source. In the early days it is true that black men were not able to have the same privledges as the other men, not just white men, but that is all over with. My neighbors are Mormon, and they are black.
2006-07-26 10:41:15 · answer #1 · answered by Melissa 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many mormon leaders of the past and present do believe that black people are evil. Thus, a good amount of followers probably do as well. Ah, those crazy mormons.
2006-07-26 10:22:25 · answer #2 · answered by Tarantism 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I have learned in the past being black used to be a curse for the Cain issue. Now the tables have turned and they accept all kinds of people, but I can't understand why most of them are white anyway.
2006-07-26 10:31:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mormons are not against working mothers, even with the undeniable fact that culturally its inspired that the mum stay at homestead if she has infants. The early church (circa 1830) practiced polygamy in lots the comparable way as is stated in with David and Solomon interior the bible, yet shortly there after the U. S. government have been given on their case and the then President of the Church recinded it. they do no longer look to be against gays (love the sin yet no longer the sinner), even with the undeniable fact that that's against commandment to be gay (as that's in maximum Christian church homes). Blacks have continually been allowed to be baptized into the church yet till 1978 they weren't allowed to hold the priesthood. After this even black adult men must be ordained to the Moromon priesthood.
2016-11-03 01:48:33 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No this is not true. Where did you hear this? I think its funny that people thing Utah is Mormonville. California has more LDS folks than any other state!
2006-07-26 13:09:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I met a lot of Mormons in Japan. They didn't seem to have any problems with me.
2006-07-26 10:19:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you grew up in Utah, how come you can't spell "Mormon"?
2006-07-26 10:19:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of my friends are darker skin. there from Brazil, Guatemala, Porto Rico. No we are not! Not sure where people are getting these crazy things from.
2006-07-26 10:29:36 · answer #8 · answered by kimber g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May be you should ask some of our black members or black bishops, or black hig council members to see how they are treated.
From what I see, all men are equal in the LDS Church.
2006-07-26 11:58:53 · answer #9 · answered by Wahnote 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They were until the civil rights act stepped in.
2006-07-26 10:23:58 · answer #10 · answered by lifelover 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋