Investigate “The Mormon Curtain“, a site run by ex-Mormons that exposes the excesses and hateful rhetoric taught by the Mormons. Some of their behavior crosses the line into criminality. Not to mention the hateful racism, sexism and intolerance preached and practiced by this Cult.
There is a great danger to the Republican Party and to the country with the rise of Mitt Romney as a viable candidate for the POTUS. More people need to expose him and his disgusting cult and its teachings to those who do not know the truth about him and his ilk.
The irony of Romney’s recent speech asking people to be tolerant of his “religion” is that the basic tenets of the Mormon cult are INTOLERANCE of other religions, deep-seated racism in the name of God, and oppressive sexism and repressive attitudes and practices in the name of God.
If you aren’t disgusted by Mormonism, you don’t know enough about it. Only the most morally degenerate reprobate would not be physically nauseated by their teachings and behavior.
No decent human being would even consider voting for Romney after educating himself about the doctrine of this evil cult. Romney should be drummed out of the party and censured by all the other candidates and party leaders.
Read about Mormonism before you attempt to talk about “tolerance” and “religion of a candidate shouldn’t matter”: if a candidate were a KKK member or a White Supremacist, would that matter? Mormons are white supremacists, pure and simple.
Expose Romney and his cult. Inform the ignorant. Denounce the racist Mormon haters for what they are, for the good of the Republican Party and for the country. Wake up, America. There’s an evil man with a slick, glib tongue, and he has deep pockets and can buy a great number of votes and run dishonest ads to try to fool uninformed and intellectually incurious people.
Those of us who have investigated this bigot should get the truth out quickly and widely. Link to these sites, repost their info, disseminate this truth about the racist, sexist, intolerant Mormons and their enablers, like Hugh Hewitt and others.
The current hubbub about Huckabee and his political policies and liberal leanings is small potatoes compared to the very real EVIL represented by Romney and his minions. It is very strange that so many bloggers take so much time and space to whine about trivial “crimes against conservatism” by Guiliani, Huckabee and McCain, but completely ignore the hate speech and bigotry that is intrinsic and vital to everything Romney stands for.
I am forced to believe one of 3 explanations:
1. They don’t know about Mormonism’s true face.
2. They know, but they are making a political calculation that he can beat the Democrat, and he will support enough of the conservative agenda that they can excuse the fact that he is a disgusting bigot.
3. They are racist bigots themselves and they agree with much of what his cult teaches and therefore it doesn’t bother them much.
There is no 4th choice. There is no other possible explanation why anyone would support a sickening shyster like Mitt Romney.
If you are one of the uninformed, inform yourself. Arm yourself with the truth, then spread the truth to others. Its just as evil for honorable men to do nothing in the face of evil as it is to teach and practice evil, as the Mormon cult certainly does.
Read on:
Racism plays a very large role in Mormonism. Mormons today will tell you there is no racism in the church, and that blacks can receive the priesthood. This has not always been so and past leaders of the church including Mormon Prophets have written and spoke extremely racist remarks about non-whites.
Remember: Racism Is At The Very Heart Of The Book Of Mormon
I was reminded by one of Baura’s posts that the doctrine of the LDS church is that the ancient inhabitants of the American continent were wicked and that a sign of their wickedness was a dark skin. (See I have to agree with the kid on this one as posted in the “How do you…” thread started by Ed.)
Alma 3: 6 “And the skins of the Lamanites were dark, according to the mark which was set upon their fathers, which was a curse upon them because of their transgression and their rebellion against their brethren, who consisted of Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph, and Sam, who were just and holy men.”
This same racist approach to people of color was the basis for denying people of African descent from partaking of priesthood blessings, a clear indication of which was their dark skin. According to the church the dark skin was a mark placed upon Cain and his posterity so they would not be killed. (Gen. 4: 15)
The church officially claimed from the pulpit for many, many years that a dark skin identified those who were cursed and could not receive the priesthood. Then, magically, the lord washed it all away by telling Spencer Wooley “It’s all good. They’re forgiven. Give them the PH.”
When I think of how the crutch is trying to spin its way out of these racist pronouncements about African and Native Americans, or I see African American members of the church marching up the “Y” on MLK day…it makes me sick…but it’s proof that the PR machine of the crutch works with some people.
Why Mormon Racism Is Worse Than Most
No matter how you look at it, racism is awful, but the Mormon church has taken it to a new level.
What makes Mormon church’s racism so awful are the following two points.
1. They justified racism in the name of God.
2. They still refuse to apologize.Even the Southern Baptist church (which was founded on racism) has apologized. https://www.allianceofbaptists.org/
What really floors me is the following passage from the Book of Mormon. It talks about equal treatment of blacks and then immediately justifies slavery in the same passage.
2 Ne. 26: 33: For none of these iniquities come of the Lord; for he doeth that which is good among the children of men; and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and he inviteth them all to ccome unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, BLACK and white, BOND and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are like unto God, both Jew and Gentile.
What kind of craziness is it to put an ad like that on TV? Who do they think they are kidding?
Looks like it is time to tell the “people of color” about the history of Mormonism and it’s racist roots!Let them play: that was then, this is now and see how far they get with it, especially with the quotes right there in their “most accurately translated book” the Book of Mormon and from their own “inspired” prophets and leaders!
How to look really stupid and not very PC in todays climate:
Racist Roots of Mormonism taught in their own scriptures: The Book of hese are quotes from Mormon leaders:
Racist teachings from book-Vol. 2 “Answers to Gospel Questions” (Five Volumes by Joseph Fielding Smith 1957 to 1966)
Joseph Fielding SmithThe Descendants of Cain
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Question: “My study of the scriptures has resulted in some ‘unorthodox’ conclusions, about which, if untenable, I should like to be put right with respect to the following:
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“1. The black race comes through only one of Ham’s sons–Canaan.173
“2. The people known as Egyptians are not cursed with a black skin but have received another curse barring them from the priesthood. Egyptus was not a black woman.173
“3. Negroes are not precluded from holding the priesthood. 1 call attention to II Nephi 5:21.173
“4. The curse pronounced by Noah on Pharaoh ‘pertaining to the priesthood’ was not because of the color of his skin. The first Pharaoh established an imitation patriarchal order of government patterned after the patriarchal reign of Adam, and also Noah. He could not have that ‘right of priesthood’ that is, the right of the patriarchal order, because he was not of the proper lineage. The right of that order was conferred upon Shem, the rightful heir.”173
Answer: In the study of the scriptures, and especially these of a very ancient date, the first consideration is to discover that we have received such a meager record covering centuries of time.From Adam to Abraham is about 2000 years, yet it is all recorded in some twelve or fourteen pages. This history is, therefore, at best only a synopsis and most of the vital things are not even mentioned.
Then again, this record has come down to us through manuscripts, many times copied and many times translated so that much of the “plain and precious” parts have been eliminated or changed. If we had the record in its purity and fulness as it was originally given, all of these obscure matters would be cleared.
THE PATRIARCHAL PRIESTHOOD
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It is not expedient to go into this matter in the fulness which, perhaps, the subject demands, but here are a few reflections which may not have been considered. It is true that the patriarchalpriesthood was handed down from father to son, and that the keys of it belonged to the oldest son by right of primogeniture; but notwithstanding this, all of the faithful men who obtained the priesthood had this patriarchal office from the days of Adam down to the days of Moses.This order of the priesthood was the one conferred upon these ancient prophets and teachers, whether they were the first-born or the last born, if they were faithful.
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Your attention is called to the fact that if this priesthood was the right of the first-born only, then the right would have been vested in Japheth, not Shem, after the flood, for Japheth was older than Shem. It could not be, then, on the ground of primogeniture that the descendants of Ham were denied the patriarchal priesthood. If this order was to be followed down to Moses, then Moses should not have been called to lead Israel, for he was of the tribe of Levi.Then again, we should remember that Moses got his priesthood fromJethro, who was not a descendant of Israel, but of Abraham through a younger branch of his family.
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BLACK SKIN WAS NOT THE CURSE
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The next question: “Was Cain cursed with a black skin?” Technically the black skin was not the curse, but the mark of the curse. The scriptures do not say that Cain was made black, but we read that his descendants were. 1 We may well suppose that Cain was also black and that this was the mark the Lord placed upon him.175
The question also arises: “Why was it that Enoch and others of the prophets before the flood, avoided preaching the gospel to the descendants of Cain?”175
We learn that Noah was 450 years old when Japheth was born, and he was 492 when Shem was born, and Ham was born eight years later. Noah was a righteous man, and therefore we must conclude that he followed the admonition of the Lord to multiply.We reach the conclusion then, that Noah had numerous sons and daughters, but only three of his sons and their wives had faith enough to follow Noah into the Ark. What of the others? We get some light from the Pearl of Great Price:
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And the Lord said unto Noah: The daughters of thy sons have sold themselves; for behold mine anger is kindled against the sons of men, for they will not hearken to my voice.176
THE SEED OF CAIN HAD TO BE PRESERVED
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Could it not be said of Ham that he was righteous in that he followed his father into the Ark? The seed of Cain had to be preserved, and Cain was chosen for that mission. It is very possible that Ham received his name due to the fact that he married a black woman.We learn that the names of many individuals in those early years were given them–and often changed–due to incidents which occurred in their lives. For example, Esau’s name was changed to Edom, and Jacob’s name to Israel, and Abraham was at first known as Abram.
It is likely that Ham’s name was changed because he had a black wife, for ham is an adjective in Egyptian for black. The name Egyptus means forbidden. 5 Is it not reasonable to believe that this has reference to the fact that her descendants, as well as her ancestors, were denied some great blessing? And that that great blessing was denial of the priesthood?
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We are informed that the right to the priesthood was denied Pharaoh, and this is in full accord with the attitude of Enoch and others before the flood. Then is it not reasonable to think that Ham named one of his sons Caanan after Cain? We may not be justified in declaring that the daughters of Ham were fair before the flood. We have no evidence that Ham had either sons or daughters before the flood.We have no evidence that it was the sons and daughters of any of the sons who entered the Ark who received the condemnation of the Lord. It could have been sons and daughters of other sons who refused to hearken to their father, and to the sons who rebelled, there may have been daughters who were fair. In fact, this is the plain implication of the scriptures.
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SIGNIFICANT EXPRESSIONS OF SCRIPTURE
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Reference that the “blood of the Canaanites was preserved in the land,” and thus from Ham sprang the race which preserved the curse in the land are significant expressions. Again we read: “Now, Pharaoh being of the lineage by which he could not have right to the priesthood, notwithstanding the Pharaohs would fain claim it from Noah through Ham,” is also significant.Is it not possible also that the Lord did curse the land so that it did not produce in its strength to Cain; and is it not possible that the Lord could have modified this in the case of some of Cain’s descendants wherein they showed some measure of righteousness?
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It is true that the Negro race in their native land occupy lands of much heat, as well as they did before the flood, but such discussion does not aid us much in the matter of the curse placed onCain and his posterity. In regard to this we should be satisfied with what the Lord has revealed in relation to Cain and his posterity.The Pearl of Great Price tells us definitely that the Egyptians were denied the priesthood. The Prophet taught his brethren that Cain was denied the priesthood and his posterity also to the latest generations. The promise was given that this curse, or restriction, will be removed, when the time comes in some future sphere, when Abel will have posterity. This evidence is collected and published in The Way to Perfection, chapters 15 and 16.
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Fortunately for the Negro, he is not denied entrance into the Church. He may be baptized for the remission of his sins and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, and if true and faithful to the end, he may enter the celestial kingdom.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holds out more for the Negro than any other religious denomination. Salvation in the Kingdom of God is open to him,with the promise that in the due time of the Lord, if he receives the gospel, all restrictions will be removed. We have in the Church many good, honest, faithful Negroes who fully understand.
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EVERY SPIRIT INNOCENT IN THE BEGINNING
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We are taught that every spirit was innocent in the beginning in the spirit world. It is equally true that every spirit comes into this world innocent as far as sin in this world is concerned. It is one of the most abominable, cruel and unreasonable doctrines that Satan ever introduced into this world to lay at the door of innocent, helpless babies, a sin which they never committed. Jesus Christ paid the debt for “original sin,” or the bringing of death into the world.No other soul ever born, or that may yet be born, will be charged with any taint because of Adam’s Fall. Jesus Christ came and paid that debt, and the sprinkling or touching the body of a baby with water to cleanse it from original sin, and to condemn it to “limbo,” and denyit the mercies of the Lord if it is not so touched or sprinkled, comes close to being an unforgivable sin. Spirits who have received the privilege of coming to this earth had their agency in that spirit world.
Some of them failed because of rebellion and were cast out with Lucifer. Others were not valiant and therefore came into this world under some restriction, and the Lord deals with them according to their works.
QUOTES on RACIST teachings re: Mark of the Curse of Cain = BLACK SKIN
Those who were less valiant in pre-existence and who thereby had certain spiritual restrictions imposed upon them during mortality are known to us as the negroes. >Such spirits are sent to earth through the lineage of Cain, the mark put upon him for his rebellion against God and his murder of Abel being a black skin. (Moses 5:16-41; 7:8,12,22.)
This is from a speech by Mark Peterson at BYU. I found it athttp://www.realmormonhistory.com/god&skin.htm I remember seeing a quote from BY saying basically the same thing, that Negros will only be allow in heaven as servants.
“Think of the Negro, CURSED AS TO THE PRIESTHOOD…. This negro, who, in the pre-existence lived the type of life which justified the Lord in sending him to the earth in the lineage of Cain with a BLACK SKIN, and possibly being born in darkest Africa—if that negro is willing when he hears the gospel to accept it, he may have many of the blessings of the gospel. IN SPITE OF ALL HE DID IN THE PRE-EXISTENT LIFE, the Lord is willing, if the Negro accepts the gospel with real, sincere faith, and is really converted, to give him the blessings of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost. If that Negro is faithful all his days, he can and will enter the celestial kingdom. He will go there AS A SERVANT, but he will get celestial glory.”
(Race Problems as They Affect the Church, an address by Apostle Mark E. Petersen, delivered at the Convention of Teachers of Religion on the College Level, Brigham Young University, August 27,1954)
Noah’s son Ham married Egyptus, a descendant of Cain, thus preserving the negro lineage through the flood. (Abra. 1:20-27.) Negroes in this life are denied the priesthood; under no circumstances can they hold this delegation of authority from the Almighty.” (1966 edition, page 527, under NEGROES; this statement has been taken out of the 1979 edition and has been replaced with the 1978 revelation.) In past Mormon theology a black skin is a sign of God’s displeasure.
In the Mormon Sunday School publication, Juvenile Instructor, the following statement appeared:
We will first inquire into the results of the approbation or displeasure of God upon a people, starting with the belief that a black skin is a mark of the curse of Heaven placed upon some portions of mankind. Some, however, will argue that a black skin is not a curse, nor a white skin a blessing.In fact, some have been so foolish as to believe and say that a black skin is a blessing, and that the negro is the finest type of a perfect man that exists on the earth; but to us such teachings are foolishness.
We understand that when God made man in his own image and pronounced him very good, that he made him white. We have no record of any of God’s favored servants being of a black race…every angel who ever brought a message of God’s mercy to man was beautiful to look upon, clad in the purest white and with a countenance bright as the noonday sun. (Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 3, page 157, October 15, 1868)
“Not only was Cain called upon to suffer, but because of his wickedness he became the father of an inferior race.”
-Joseph Fielding Smith, The Way to Perfection, p. 101
“It was well understood by the early elders of the Church that the mark which was placed on Cain and which his posterity inherited was the black skin. The Book of Moses informs us that Cain and his descendants were black.”
-Joseph Fielding Smith, The Way to Perfection, p. 107
“According to Brigham Young, Joseph Smith classified these people as “The seed of Cain. Young said the “Joseph Smith had declared that the Negroes were not neutral in heaven for all the spirits took sides, but `the posterity of Cain are black because he (Cain) committed murder. He killed Abel and God set a mark upon his posterity.”
-Joseph Fielding Smith, The Improvement Era,
“There is a reason why one man is born black and with other disadvantages, while another is born white with great advantage. The reason is that we once had an estate before we came here, and were obedient, more or less, to the laws that were given us there. Those who were faithful in all things there received greater blessings here, and those who were not faithful received less…. There were no neutrals in the war in heaven. All took sides either with Christ or with Satan. Every man had his agency there, and men receive rewards here based upon their actions there, just as they will receive rewards hereafter for deeds done in the body. The Negro, evidently, is receiving the reward he merits.”
-Joseph Fielding SmithDoctrines of Salvation, Vol.1, pages 66-67
“In the spirit of sympathy, mercy, and faith, we will also hope that blessings may eventually be given to our negro brethren, for they are our brethren – children of God – notwithstanding their black covering emblematical of eternal darkness.”
-Joseph Fielding Smith, The Way to Perfection, p. 102
“I would not want you to believe that we bear any animosity toward the Negro. ‘Darkies’ are wonderful people, and they have their place in our church.”
– Joseph Fielding Smith, Look magazine, October 22, 1963, page 79
Another LDS apostle said the following:
There is a reason why one man is born black and with other disadvantages, while another is born white with great advantages. The reason isthat we once had an estate before we came here, and were obedient, more or less, to the laws that were given us there. Those who were faithful in all things there received greater blessings here, and those who were not faithful received less…There were no neutrals in the war in heaven. All took sides either with Christ or with Satan. Every man had his agency there, and men receive rewards here based upon their actions there, just as they will receive rewards hereafter for deeds done in the body. The Negro, evidently, is receiving the reward he merits. (Doctrines of Salvation, by Joseph Fielding Smith, 1954; 1:61, 65-66)This is how they wiggle out of the “racist” claim: Q. Isn’t believing that black folks are or were cursed by God a ‘racist’ belief?
No. That is not how ‘racism’ is defined. God alternatively blesses and curses all nations according to how they adhere or reject His Laws and Prophets. The Bible records many curses upon various peoples, for example:
The LORD curses all women to bear children in great suffering because the Serpent (Satan) deceived Eve.
The LORD curses all men to earn their bread by the sweat of their brow because Adam partook of the forbidden fruit.
The LORD curses the Egyptians with plagues because Pharoah refused to let the Israelites go out of Egypt.
The LORD curses the Moabites and Ammonites because they did not provide food and water to the Israelites in the desert wilderness.
The LORD promises to curse the ISRAELITES, His own chosen people, if they do not adhere to His commandments.
The LORD has a history of blessing and cursing nations and lineages according to how they obey or disobey His laws, and according to how they adhere to or ignore His prophets. These blessings and cursings have absolutely nothing to do with racism!http://www.lightplanet.com/response/doctrines/Blacks1.htmlQUOTES on RACIST teachings re: Mark of the Curse of Cain = BLACK SKIN
Those who were less valiant in pre-existence and who thereby had certain spiritual restrictions imposed upon them during mortality are known to us as the negroes. >Such spirits are sent to earth through the lineage of Cain, the mark put upon him for his rebellion against God and his murder of Abel being a black skin. (Moses 5:16-41; 7:8,12,22.)
Noah’s son Ham married Egyptus, a descendant of Cain, thus preserving the negro lineage through the flood. (Abra. 1:20-27.) Negroes in this life are denied the priesthood; under no circumstances can they hold this delegation of authority from the Almighty.” (1966 edition, page 527, under NEGROES; this statement has been taken out of the 1979 edition and has been replaced with the 1978 revelation.) In past Mormon theology a black skin is a sign of God’s displeasure. ‘Mormon Doctrine” Bruce R. McConkie
In the Mormon Sunday School publication, Juvenile Instructor, the following statement appeared:
We will first inquire into the results of the approbation or displeasure of God upon a people, starting with the belief that a black skin is a mark of the curse of Heaven placed upon some portions of mankind. Some, however, will argue that a black skin is not a curse, nor a white skin a blessing. In fact, some have been so foolish as to believe and say that a black skin is a blessing, and that the negro is the finest type of a perfect man that exists on the earth; but to us such teachings are foolishness.
We understand that when God made man in his own image and pronounced him very good, that he made him white. We have no record of any of God’s favored servants being of a black race…every angel who ever brought a message of God’s mercy to man was beautiful to look upon, clad in the purest white and with a countenance bright as the noonday sun. (Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 3, page 157, October 15, 1868)
“Not only was Cain called upon to suffer, but because of his wickedness he became the father of an inferior race.”
-Joseph Fielding Smith, The Way to Perfection, p. 101
“It was well understood by the early elders of the Church that the mark which was placed on Cain and which his posterity inherited was the black skin. The Book of Moses informs us that Cain and his descendants were black.”
-Joseph Fielding Smith, The Way to Perfection, p. 107
“According to Brigham Young, Joseph Smith classified these people as “The seed of Cain. Young said the “Joseph Smith had declared that the Negroes were not neutral in heaven for all the spirits took sides, but `the posterity of Cain are black because he (Cain) committed murder. He killed Abel and God set a mark upon his posterity.”
-Joseph Fielding Smith, The Improvement Era, …
“There is a reason why one man is born black and with other disadvantages, while another is born white with great advantage. The reason is that we once had an estate before we came here, and were obedient, more or less, to the laws that were given us there. Those who were faithful in all things there received greater blessings here, and those who were not faithful received less…. There were no neutrals in the war in heaven. All took sides either with Christ or with Satan. Every man had his agency there, and men receive rewards here based upon their actions there, just as they will receive rewards hereafter for deeds done in the body. The Negro, evidently, is receiving the reward he merits.”
-Joseph Fielding SmithDoctrines of Salvation, Vol.1, pages 66-67
“In the spirit of sympathy, mercy, and faith, we will also hope that blessings may eventually be given to our negro brethren, for they are our brethren – children of God – notwithstanding their black covering emblematical of eternal darkness.”
-Joseph Fielding Smith, The Way to Perfection, p. 102
“I would not want you to believe that we bear any animosity toward the Negro. ‘Darkies’ are wonderful people, and they have their place in our church.”
– Joseph Fielding Smith, Look magazine, October 22, 1963, page 79
Another LDS apostle said the following:
There is a reason why one man is born black and with other disadvantages, while another is born white with great advantages. The reason is that we once had an estate before we came here, and were obedient, more or less, to the laws that were given us there. Those who were faithful in all things there received greater blessings here, and those who were not faithful received less…There were no neutrals in the war in heaven. All took sides either with Christ or with Satan. Every man had his agency there, and men receive rewards here based upon their actions there, just as they will receive rewards hereafter for deeds done in the body. The Negro, evidently, is receiving the reward he merits. (Doctrines of Salvation, by Joseph Fielding Smith, 1954; 1:61, 65-66)There is a lotmore info on the Internet.This is just a small portion.
Another interesting article:
(excerpt:
In a teaching known as the “curse of Cain,” Mormon doctrine states that God marked Cain with blackness and cursed him so he would forever be persecuted. Several other teachings in the Book of Mormon speak of black skin as vile and evil and white skin as “pure and delightsome.” The scriptures imply God would darken the skin of people who fell out of his favor and lighten that of those who pleased him.Young, in his “Journal of Discourses,” described “some classes of the human family that are black, uncouth, uncomely, disagreeable and low in their habits, wild, and seemingly deprived of nearly all the blessings of the intelligence that is generally bestowed upon mankind” and connected them to Cain, saying “the Lord put a mark upon him, which is the flat nose and black skin.”
`Old dogmas die hard’
Such texts, Mauss believes, will be a burden for the church and its black members until church leaders make an explicit and public disavowal.“Discredited doctrines about why some people are black have continued to circulate among Mormon whites in various places, despite the fact that no church leaders have taught such things for at least a whole generation,” Mauss said. “Old dogmas die hard.”
Asked why leaders have not formally repudiated the teachings, spokeswoman Kim Farah referred to a statement made by Hinckley in 1998: “The 1978 revelation continues to speak for itself. … I don’t see anything further that we need to do.”
http://www.rickross.com/reference/mormon/mormon253.html