2007-04-22 02:09:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
First of all, there is a big difference in what mormons think they believe and what was acually taught by early apostles and prophets. Most mormons today are unaware of their church history and would be shocked at some of the pronouncements made in regard to blacks.
Unfortunately, because many of these writings are preserved, the church’s unwillingness to admit any errancy, and the general assumption that anything uttered or written by an apostle is absolute truth, there is an unwritten feeling that blacks are unwelcome. This is less of a problem with younger members, but those born before 1978 remember Bruce E McConkie’s endless tirade against “the *****”. Many of these later assessments of the condition of blacks are still substantiated by the interpretation of the Bible, Book of Mormon, and Pearl of Great Price. It was, and remains critical of blacks. Refer to http://www.ils.unc.edu/~unsworth/mormon/antiblack.html as a start to understand the church teachings behind this.
Since the mormon church claims to be the ONLY One and True Church on the face of the world, it’s leaders and prophets must be infallible when it comes to god’s word. Because the early church leader were bigots and racists, those opinions made it into canon and doctrine. The church does not deny it, but does not acknowledge it either. Until mormons remove portions of there dogma, and the state of Utah becomes less of a theocracy, blacks will never feel welcome or an integral part of their faith.
2007-04-22 11:41:05 · answer #1 · answered by Dances with Poultry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. However I believe Black people are now the majority or soon will be with in the church world wide. Please don't blame the church for peoples mistakes. It is not the doctrine that keep them out, in fact the book of Mormon more or less states the black people and the American Indians in the Americas are who the chosen people of the lord are.
2007-04-22 09:20:17 · answer #2 · answered by saintrose 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hello, Resis:
I think there are quite a few because the Mormon Missionaries are active in all the world. Also, a couple decades ago they voted to allow black priests.
However, when I read the Book of Mormon about 30 years ago, it said the blacks were formed when God sunburned them for Idolatry.
Mormonism is a social/religious structure, and does not bear up to strict Bible scrutiny. And their doctrines on the "age to come" helped convince me there is a Devil.
Most religions pervert the biblical predictions on Earth's future events. I would suggest you read a page that breaks a Bible code that explains it all.
Blessings and peace, One-Way
2007-04-22 09:18:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know, you will have to ask the ones that ARE in the Church to see why they are different...
I've personally only Baptized one.. well.. wait.. he was not African-American.. he was African...
Edit: By the way, we do not "Vote".. this is a mistaken concept by people that do not understand the concept of "sustaining".. or in other words.. that we have no problems with following/helping/doing the thing being presented.. a person that does have problems is counselled to find out why and helped to understand.
2007-04-22 09:16:17 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it is just where you live? My ward in Toronto had many African-Canadian (lol) members :D My husband is not African American but he is Indian.
2007-04-22 09:32:33 · answer #5 · answered by divinity2408 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Er surely you must know that the Mormons were institutuionally racist and until very recently thought of blacks as lesser human beings?
2007-04-22 09:11:49 · answer #6 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
"Fourmorebeers" seems to have said it all . . . except that. . .
'racist' is a label . . .
Way I heard it was, blacks were not allowed into this religious belief system, due to being the 'marked' race - goes back to the Bible story of Cain and Abel.
2007-04-22 09:15:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
More and more every day, tho!
And just because blacks were not permitted to have the priesthood until 1978, does not mean we were INSTITUTIONALLY racist.
2007-04-22 20:18:00 · answer #8 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, only the church of latter day saints knows this that in there bible it said that only whites can go to heaven . if you ever have seen these people and how "pure" in color they are . they don't want others marrying into there group. all that said the L.D.S. SEND OUT MISSIONARY around the world to people of color, they want these peoples resources,
l.d.s. are into mineing.
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2007-04-22 09:24:36 · answer #9 · answered by chin 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
the mormon church was very racist
2007-04-22 09:14:05 · answer #10 · answered by joe s 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋