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Race and the Priorities of Revelation
I have previously written several articles on racism in LDS church history including how it started with Joseph Smith, was vigorously defended as true doctrine, and how it’s root principle has still...
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Racism in the Book of Mormon?
Racial equality is an example of an undeniable truth that God should understand and anyone claiming to be God’s mouthpiece should teach. I consider it a bare minimum litmus test for anyone claiming a...
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Blacks & the Scriptures from Mormon Apologetics to Apology
A thoughtful reader commented on the “Racism in the Book of Mormon” post about a presentation which has been given by a group of Black LDS men which gives a whole new way to look at the Book of Mormon...
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George Romney and the Delbert Stapley Letter
In a prior post we examined the exchange between mormon sociologist Lowry Nelson and the First Presidency on the issue of racism and the ban on blacks receiving the priesthood. In that instance a...
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I too have been born of goodly parents
When looking back at the issue of race in the Mormon church, it can be difficult to see things “as they were”. The stories of notable figures such as Jane Manning James who was a faithful black LDS...
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Jeff Nye – Memo from a Mormon
Jeff Nye In 1963 twenty year old student Ira Jeffrey Nye had finished his first year at Princeton when an article he authored appeared in the October issue of the national magazine “Look”. His essay...
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Stewart Udall Sequence II: Appeal to The Brethren – Orthodoxy and Antipathy
Stewart Udall In Part 1 we looked at the life of Stewart Udall, an unconventional Mormon who left orthodoxy, but still acted with principle and conscience. His written statement of the reasons he could...
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Stewart Udall Sequence III: The Letter
Stewart Udall In Part 1 we examined a statement of conscience that “Jack Mormon” Stewart Udall wrote for himself as he made the deliberate decision to distance himself from fellowship among the Mormon...
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Stewart Udall Sequence V: The Apostles and the Primitive Church
In parts I-IV of this series, we were introduced to “Jack Mormon” Stewart Udall. Early in his adult life he made a conscience based separation from Mormon orthodoxy, yet continued to stand up for what...
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Stewart Udall Sequence VI: By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know…
In this series, we have examined ‘Jack Mormon’ Stewart Udall and his stand against racism in the Mormon Church years before the racist policies were ended. He bravely and publicly condemned false...
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The Legrand Richards Interview
The original public announcement of the lifting of the Priesthood ban. In the June 9, 1978 issue of the Deseret News, the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published a...
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