From Part 3 (Ezra Taft Benson was an "apostle" and then the leading "prophet" of the Mormon church...Many Lds Freepers have spoken highly of Benson: Apostle Ezra Taft Benson had implied that Dr. King was a communist and stated that the civil rights movement was part of a communist conspiracy. D. Michael Quinn wrote: In response to U.S. president Lyndon Johnson's designation of 7 April as a national day of mourning for Reverend King, Apostle Benson immediately prepared a statement for distribution which complained that "the Communists will use Mr. King's death for as much yardage as possible." Benson's hand-out continued that "Martin Luther King had been affiliated with at least the following officially recognized Communist fronts," and listed three organizations. Benson was simply repeating the Birch view of King...Benson's address to BYU students also quoted three times from the Birch Society's official magazine, including references to "black Marxists" and "the Communists and their Black Power fanatics" ("Ezra Taft Benson and Mormon Political Conflicts," by D. Michael Quinn, Dialogue, vol. 26, no. 2, p. 64). It wasn't until 2000 that Utah Governor Mike Leavitt signed into law a bill adopting the regular holiday name of "Martin Luther King Day"...on at least four different occasions his name has been submitted to the LDS Church for temple ordinances. In both 1991 and 1992 someone was baptized and performed an endowment ceremony in his behalf. His name was again submitted for baptism in 1993 and 2004. Evidently the LDS temple records are not well enough organized for them to know that the work had already been done. King is not the only prominent black to be offered post-mortal membership in the LDS Church. In both 1991 and 1993 someone was baptized in behalf of famous black activist Malcolm X, a Muslim convert from a Baptist home. His full name was Malcolm Little, born in 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His temple endowment was performed on January 25, 1992. Two early black activists that have had temple baptism and endowment ordinances performed for them are David Walker and Frederick Douglass.
From Part 3: In 1949 the LDS Church First Presidency issued an official statement on priesthood denial to blacks: The attitude of the church with reference to the Negroes remains as it has always stood. It is NOT a matter of the declaration of a POLICY but of DIRECT COMMANDMENT FROM THE LORD on which is founded the doctrine of the Church from the days of its organization, to the effect that Negroes may become members of the Church but that they are not entitled to the priesthood at the present time (as quoted in Black Saints in a White Church, p. 24).
Well, this shows that even I've been getting this wrong. I keep saying that the Mormon church changed its "policy" -- but the official 1949 Mormon church stance was: It is NOT a matter of the declaration of a POLICY but of DIRECT COMMANDMENT FROM THE LORD on which is founded the doctrine of the Church from the days of its organization, to the effect that Negroes may become members of the Church but that they are not entitled to the priesthood
So...the Mormon church wasn't just issuing immoral racist "policies" -- but has a racist god at its very root. (That's NOT the God of the Bible!)
This position was reiterated by another later Lds "prophet" per Part 3: Joseph Fielding Smith, the son of Joseph F. Smith and later church president, told Look magazine, "‘Darkies' are wonderful people and they have their place in our church." The next year he stated that "the Lord" established priesthood denial.
If you scroll down by sub-titles, this long piece can be broken up in reading...
The sports history is also fascinating in this work...Look, for example, @ the sections sub-titled:
* BYU Boycotted section (depicts what was happening late 1960s-->Early 1970s @ BYU sporting events...and how Mormon racism provoked fans)
* Problems Increase section
* Blacks at BYU section
* Racist principles were taught to older Mormons such as Professor Randy Bott [Admits Lds columnist]
* Thinking Strategically about a Ban Disavowal [Mormon racism re: ban of blacks]
In this article, a leader of a few Mormon non-profit orgs, states: ...if Romney gets the nomination, then we’ll see this issue blow up in such a way that the last few days will seem like a harmless firecracker...
And "the issue" he references?
*Racist Remarks by popular BYU Religion Professor Spark Controversy
* Is Mormonism Still Racist? Comments from a BYU professor stir up a troubling past
* Mormon church's racial history continues to haunt Romney
* BYU Professor makes controversial statements about Blacks & LDS Church
(Btw, the online reports are that BYU prof Randy Bott will be forced to retire this Spring)
When you read articles @ the Mormon blog, Times & Seasons.org, you realize that they think the swift "PR" handling by the Mormon church of the Bott matter was masterful...almost like they are getting complimented for their "sweep-under-the-rug" abilities.
But when you've reviewed the work of the Tanners as to how steep and pervasive Mormon racism has been, you realize there's no vacuum cleaner or broom strong enough to brush it all away!
The world will be the world. And people will be people. But when a counterfeit Christianity claims all of these things were directly "from the Lord," that's an assault and slander upon God, Himself.
CAIN????
Hecky FRACK!
Can't the MORMONs get ANYTHING right???
Genesis 9:25
So he said, "Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brothers."
I am glad that you and others continue to expose this colossal fraud. A year or so ago I dismissed Mormonism as merely ignorant and deficient, something akin to Arianism amongst the Goths. The actual compound of Luciferian hubris, occult fantasy, seraglio, Aryan brotherhood and internal tyranny is far more toxic. The punctilious observation of petty virtues goes far to mask this soul killing cult and parallel society.
THX 1138
Oh that Brigham. Such a kidder.
Just had time to skimmed through the articles. I’m a bit confused. According to scripture all folks were wiped off the face of the earth with Noah. Only Noah (and family) was saved. We know from Matt and Luke that Christ linaged is on both the mother and father side are not trace through Cain. Therefore, the race of Cain did not survive.
Am I missing something?