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|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.
|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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|subject=Mormonism and the concept that some were "neutral" in the "war in heaven"
|summary=It is 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?
|sublink1=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"
|sublink2=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"
|sublink3=Question: Was the idea that Blacks were neutral in the "war in heaven" ever official doctrine?
|sublink4=Question: Did Church leaders ever teach that Blacks were neutral in the "war in heaven?"
|sublink5=Question: Did the Church repudiate the idea of neutrality 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.

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. Template loop detected: Mormonism and racial issues/Blacks and the priesthood/Repudiated ideas/Neutral in "war in heaven" Template loop detected: Mormonism and racial issues/Blacks and the priesthood/The "curse of Cain" and "curse of Ham"

LDS scriptures that were cited in support of the ban


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. Template loop detected: Mormonism and racial issues/Blacks and the priesthood/Repudiated ideas/Neutral in "war in heaven" Template loop detected: Mormonism and racial issues/Blacks and the priesthood/The "curse of Cain" and "curse of Ham"

LDS scriptures that were cited in support of the ban


LDS scriptures that were cited in support of the ban



Further reading and additional sources responding to these claims

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