Mormon Church Rewrites Its Racist History

Monday, March 11, 2013

The four books of LDS have been revised to provide context for the religion's former ban on black priests.

Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 10:26 AM | 7 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry |

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A newly released digital edition of the four books of LDS or Mormon scripture -- the Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price -- includes editorial changes that reflect a shifting official view on issues like polygamy, the Church's history of racism, and the historicity of LDS scripture....

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When it comes to the Pearl of Great Price:

Another significant change is to the introduction to the Pearl of Great Price, a book of scripture long presented as a direct translation of Egyptian papyri obtained by Joseph Smith but shown by Egyptologists to have no connection to their source material. The new edition now characterizes the Book of Abraham as an "inspired translation" of the papyri. Changes to the introduction to the now-canonized official announcement of the end of institutionally-sanctioned polygamy also suggest an effort to historicize polygamy and connect it with Book of Mormon teachers that teach monogamy as "God's standard."

I like that phrase, "inspired translation." I'm assuming it means a bit more than, oh, say the work Stephen Sartarelli does translating Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series of novels from Italian into English.

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2013-03-11 10:30 AM | Reply | Flag:

Mitt should have used an "inspired translation" when explaining his 47% comments.

#2 | Posted by 726 at 2013-03-11 10:40 AM | Reply | Flag:

"Mormon Church Rewrites Its Racist History"

Since the Democrats were allowed to do it then it is only fair the Mormons be allowed the same opportunity.

#3 | Posted by KBM at 2013-03-11 11:27 AM | Reply | Flag:

They constantly change their doctrines to suit their purposes.

#4 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2013-03-11 11:31 AM | Reply | Flag:

I like how God curses the Laminites with dark skin, and they become lazy and worthless:

21 And he had caused the acursing to come upon them, yea, even a sore cursing, because of their iniquity. For behold, they had hardened their hearts against him, that they had become like unto a flint; wherefore, as they were white, and exceedingly fair and delightsome, that they might not be centicing unto my people the Lord God did cause a dskin of blackness to come upon them.

22 And thus saith the Lord God: I will cause that they shall be aloathsome unto thy people, save they shall repent of their iniquities.

23 And cursed shall be the seed of him that amixeth with their seed; for they shall be cursed even with the same cursing. And the Lord spake it, and it was done.

24 And because of their acursing which was upon them they did become an idle people, full of mischief and subtlety, and did seek in the wilderness for beasts of prey.

#5 | Posted by HeliumRat at 2013-03-11 02:21 PM | Reply | Flag:

They constantly change their doctrines to suit their purposes.
#4 | Posted by lee_the_agent

....where as conservatives hold fast to their medieval beliefs .....

#6 | Posted by skizziks at 2013-03-11 02:50 PM | Reply | Flag:

Since the Democrats were allowed to do it then it is only fair the Mormons be allowed the same opportunity.

#3 | Posted by KBM

Since the Dems dropped the racism and the GOppers picked it up, which Church will pick up the racism that the Mormons have dropped?

#7 | Posted by northguy3 at 2013-03-11 04:36 PM | Reply | Flag: