WOTM: Race and the Priesthood
This is a (kind of) follow up to my 2012 video, "Mormonism is Racism."
My original video on Mormon racism dealt with the systemic racism found in the Book of Mormon where a "skin of blackness" is called a "curse" — and not just any curse. A curse from God as a punishment for wickedness. My argument was and is that without the racism, Mormonism falls apart because the Book of Mormon narrative is completely dependent on that racist idea. The Mormon Church will never be able to get rid of it — Mormonism's original sin if you will.
This video looks at a recent development from three years ago which I completely missed. They finally came out and said that the racist policy which denied African Black men the right to hold the Mormon Priesthood had absolutely not theological justification. In other words, it was never anything but pure, unadulterated racism. As if we all didn't know that from the beginning.
Thanks again to everyone here who makes it possible for me to continue making these videos. B