Church of the Latter Day Saints explains cause of long ban on blacks in priesthood

[james_davis_nicoll]

They were being racist. Accordingly:

Today, the Church disavows the theories advanced in the past that black skin is a sign of divine disfavor or curse, or that it reflects actions in a premortal life; that mixed-race marriages are a sin; or that blacks or people of any other race or ethnicity are inferior in any way to anyone else. Church leaders today unequivocally condemn all racism, past and present, in any form.

Which takes them a long way from the days when this letter was sent to George Romney.

Comments

[scott-sanford.livejournal.com]

"You're not being QUITE as much of a giant tool as the Nazi! Cookie for you!"

It sounds bad put like that, but it's a basic method of training children and other small animals. When they do something you like, they get a reward. Sometimes you have to start small, but positive reinforcement of good behavior works.