| Ah, I thought it was common knowledge; You don't, yet... Thank you for holding me to a higher standard. I wrote not from second hand knowledge. Nor, is it apparently apparent. Here is one source: (1). If it this is insufficient for you, for it seems you do not trust me as a source on the subject, here is a quote from the Book of Mormon: "And he had caused the cursing to come upon them, yea, even a sore cursing, because of their iniquity. For behold, they had hardened their hearts against him, that they had become like unto a flint; wherefore, as they were white, and exceedingly fair and delightsome, that they might not be enticing unto my people the Lord God did cause a skin of blackness to come upon them."
(2 Nephi 5:21) (2) I will not belabor the content of this quote, for it is, hopefully, now clearly racist. (1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_people_and_Mor... (2) https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-... [Addendum: I re-read the thread and it seems to me now you were answering to me who was answering to a bifurcation of the original comment. I agree the original commenter would ideally have substantiated his claims. So would have the answer, (to which I answered) which claimed that because they are Mormon then they should be spared of judgement or scrutiny. I disagree (but that is something else). This whole thread could have been avoided if the term Mormon would have been omitted. Which, I believe would have been fine, since whether those communities were LDS or not, it would have been the same.] |