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Date: August 27, 2015 10:48AM
What makes you think that Mormonism is racist? A few questions for people on this from the perspective of Mormons.
1. How credible is Joseph Smith?
"For a testimony of the restored gospel to be complete, it must include a testimony of Joseph Smith's divine mission. The truthfulness of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rests on the truthfulness of the First Vision and the other revelations the Lord gave to the Prophet Joseph. In the Doctrine and Covenants we learn, Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it"
https://www.lds.org/topics/joseph-smith?lang=engSee
https://www.google.com/webhp?q=joseph+smith+site:lds.org for about 351,000 more references on him on the Church's websites.
2. What is the most correct book on Earth?
In 1841 Joseph Smith said “I told the brethren ... that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.”
https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/living-book-mormon/most-correct-book-joseph-smiths-appraisal3. What does the "most correct of any book on earth" say about skin color?
"And it came to pass that I beheld, after they had dwindled in unbelief they became a dark, and loathsome, and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of abominations."
http://classic.scriptures.lds.org/en/1_ne/12/23#23"... as they were white, and exceedingly fair and delightsome, that they might not be enticing unto my people the Lord God did cause a skin of blackness to come upon them. And thus saith the Lord God: I will cause that they shall be loathsome unto thy people, save they shall repent of their iniquities. And cursed shall be the seed of him that mixeth with their seed; for they shall be cursed even with the same cursing ..."
http://classic.scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/5/21-23#21"... the skins of the Lamanites were dark, according to the mark which was set upon their fathers, which was a curse upon them because of their transgression and their rebellion ... the Lord God set a mark upon them ... And this was done that their seed might be distinguished from the seed of their brethren, that thereby the Lord God might preserve his people, that they might not mix and believe in incorrect traditions which would prove their destruction."
http://classic.scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/3/6-19#6"their scales of darkness shall begin to fall from their eyes; and many generations shall not pass away among them, save they shall be a pure and a delightsome people."
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/30.6?lang=engSee
https://www.google.com/webhp?q=joseph+smith+site:lds.org#q=dark+loathsome+site:classic.scriptures.lds.org for more references on how the "most correct of any book on earth" addresses skin color matters.
Well if there is anything that all this does is increase the sales of white and delightsome popcorn to all of us who watch how Mormons try to squirm around this issue. For popcorn I definitely think that color is important as I honestly don't like it black (particularly the smell/taste from leaving it in the microwave too long). But when it comes to human skin it's laughable to think that color matters at all, except in the dermatologist's office in cases where we need medical help for skin issues.
I got a good laugh (yes it was loud laughter so I broke my covenant) when I read "incorrect traditions" in the Book of Alma today while thinking about the Book of Abraham and all of the other Mormonism traditions.