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Repudiated ideas about race
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