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To: mamelukesabre
They believe there were white people in south america that were exterminated by the dark skinned people. The book of mormon was suposedly written by these extinct white people.

Hmmm. A white mans religion? Great, that will really help him get votes /sarcasm.

No one can accuse Christianity of being exclusively for white people when Jesus wasn't white (well, not European).

310 posted on 06/24/2007 5:28:19 PM PDT by AM2000
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To: AM2000
Jesus looks white to me in the paintings depicting him.

One of the first things that made me go “hmmm” as a youngster regarding the mormon religion was their flip flop on blacks. At one time, blacks were blocked from holding any position in mormon churches. Mormons believed something like this...cain slew able and god cursed him (cain) with black skin. Black skin in humans is a genetic carryover of that curse on cain. The purpose of the black skin was to mark him and his offspring for ease of ostracizing. The fact that this black marker survived is a result of people not fully carrying out their duty of ostracization. Black skin should have died out thousands of years ago or at least been restricted to wilderness regions in very small numbers. The mormons decided to take half measures and allow blacks in the church but limit their participation and responsibilities...not a true ostracizing, but they made a good show so as not to anger god I guess is how they reasoned it.

But in the 70s, I think, they buckled under pressure from the civil rights people and erased all their restrictions on blacks.

What I got to thinking as a kid was this...if it was SO RIGHT that god would disapprove of us not ostracizing those with the mark of cain, then how and why is it possible that this could be repealed? Did god just suddenly change his mind? What gives?

Now, again I need to add the disclaimer that I cannot guarantee accuracy of these facts. This all comes strictly from memory and I was quite young. I don't trust any sources to NOT lie about the subject, so I am not going to look any of this up. It would be futile to do so in my opinion.

313 posted on 06/24/2007 6:02:47 PM PDT by mamelukesabre
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