[Black History] Brigham Young declares "because Cain cut off the lives [sic] of Abelthe Lord cursed Cain-s seed and prohibited them from the Priesthood". This is currently the earliest known documented statement by a Church President explicitly making a Church policy of a Priesthood ban for Blacks.
[source: Crapo, Richley, Chronology Pertaining to Blacks and the LDS Priesthood, http://www.mormonsocialscience.org/node/62]
And your point is . . .
ReplyDeleteThis is (obviously) old history bro. The Church acknowledges Brigham's 'contribution' to the now (36 years) rescinded practice. So again: what's the point?
No point intended. It is just what happened.
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