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If were honest with ourselves, this thread wouldn't have been created if Mia Love was white.
Absolutely, I created this thread because I was intrigued that a black woman is running for congress in one of the whitest, most conservative districts in the country.
That is not a normal occurence, even in 2012. If she wins, that will be huge because its so unexpected.
I wonder if Mia wears that Mormon Magic underwear and realizes that the Mormons were essentially an anti-black hate group until 1978. The Mormon hero Brigham Young had all sorts of nasty stuff to say about black people. </SPAN>
BTW she really got me with her line about 'agency.' This is someone with a deep understanding of the difference between individualism and collectivism.
I think it's sad that a black person would hate themselves enough to be a Mormon and accept that their own god thinks them inferior.
I think it's sad that anyone would be so uninformed as you are and yet so ready to advertise the fact. Black Mormons are growing rapidly in numbers, and to thik that they all hate themselves is pure idiocy. Nearly 20% of all the Mormons in New York City are Black, and there are hundreds of members of the Church in Harlem alone. You seriously need to do your homework.
There was a time when racist policies existed in the LDS Church. There was a time when racist policies existed in pretty much every Christian Church around. Until very recently, many churches had segregated congregations. That was never, ever the case in the LDS Church. We have had integrated congregations from the very start, and one of the main reasons Mormons were forced out of Missouri was that they were so opposed to slavery.
This is an LDS ward in Washington, DC. Could you tell me what about it seems any different to you than any other Christian congregation, because I certainly don't see it.
I think it's sad that anyone would be so uninformed as you are and yet so ready to advertise the fact. Black Mormons are growing rapidly in numbers, and to thik that they all hate themselves is pure idiocy. Nearly 20% of all the Mormons in New York City are Black, and there are hundreds of members of the Church in Harlem alone. You seriously need to do your homework.
There was a time when racist policies existed in the LDS Church. There was a time when racist policies existed in pretty much every Christian Church around. Until very recently, many churches had segregated congregations. That was never, ever the case in the LDS Church. We have had integrated congregations from the very start, and one of the main reasons Mormons were forced out of Missouri was that they were so opposed to slavery.
This is an LDS ward in Washington, DC. Could you tell me what about it seems any different to you than any other Christian congregation, because I certainly don't see it.
Individual churches were segregated...this was a function of a segregated society, the Bible never specifically mandated this, it was just something idiots did. LDS specifically prohibited blacks from becoming clergy. Don't pretend it's equivalent to lawmaking bodies, which are subject to voters and politicians. Laws are not considered a person's core values, they are obeyed because people either respect them or are afraid of punishment. You're only admitting the LDS have no core principles and will just do whatever is politically popular, shall we see gay marriages in Mormon temples in the 2030's once the great leader has a "revelation"?
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