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|S=There exist previously taught ideas which have been repudiated by Church leaders since the ban. Among these are the notion that Blacks were somehow not as "valiant" in the pre-existence, and that interracial marriage is forbidden. | |S=There exist previously taught ideas which have been repudiated by Church leaders since the ban. Among these are the notion that Blacks were somehow not as "valiant" in the pre-existence, and that interracial marriage is forbidden. | ||
|L1=Mormonism and the concept that some were "neutral" in the "war in heaven" | |L1=Mormonism and the concept that some were "neutral" in the "war in heaven" | ||
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Repudiated early Mormon teachings regarding race
Summary: There exist previously taught ideas which have been repudiated by Church leaders since the ban. Among these are the notion that Blacks were somehow not as "valiant" in the pre-existence, and that interracial marriage is forbidden.
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- Mormonism and the concept that some were "neutral" in the "war in heaven"
- Mormonism and the "curse of Cain"
Mormonism and the concept that some were "neutral" in the "war in heaven"
Summary: Is it true that LDS scripture states that those with lighter skin color "are favored because of what they did as spirits in a pre-earth life?" Is it true that some Church leaders taught that people who were born with dark skin were "neutral" in the pre-existence?
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- Gospel Topics: "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"
- Joseph Fielding Smith: "We know of no scripture, ancient or modern, that declares that at the time of the rebellion in heaven that one-third of the hosts of heaven remained neutral"
- Question: Was the idea that Blacks were neutral in the "war in heaven" ever official doctrine?
- Question: Did Church leaders ever teach that Blacks were neutral in the "war in heaven?"
- Question: Did the Church repudiate the idea of neutrality in the "war in heaven?"
Mormonism and the "curse of Cain"
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- Gospel Topics: "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"
- Gospel Topics: "Even after 1852, at least two black Mormons continued to hold the priesthood"
- Question: What are the "curse of Cain" and the "curse of Ham"?
- Question: When did a biblical curse become associated with the "Hamites?"
- Question: When did the "mark of Cain" become associated with black skin?
- Question: How did the "curse of Ham" or "curse of Cain" become associated with Mormonism?
- Question: Is interracial marriage prohibited or condemned within the Church?
- Question: Do the Book of Abraham and the Book of Mormon link a person's skin color to their behavior in the pre-existence?
- Question: Do the scriptures promote racism?
- Question: How can one reconcile the patriarchal blessings given to blacks during the priesthood and temple bans?