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Criticism of Mormonism/Online documents/For my Wife and Children (Letter to my Wife)/Chapter 8
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- 1 Response to "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 8 - Blacks and the Church
Response to "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 8 - Blacks and the Church
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Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 8 - Blacks and the Church
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Response to claim: "the Church blatantly contradicts itself when disavowing: '…that black skin was a sign of disfavor or curse…'"
The author(s) of "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife") make(s) the following claim:
This latest manifesto is shocking for the rejection of teachings by past prophets. Contained in this statement, the Church blatantly contradicts itself when disavowing: “…that black skin was a sign of disfavor or curse…”“A curse was placed upon him and that curse has been continued through his lineage and must do so while time endures. Millions of souls have come into this world cursed with a black skin and have been denied the privilege of Priesthood and the fullness of the blessing of the Gospel. These are the descendants of Cain.” (President Joseph Fielding Smith)
FAIR's Response
Fact checking results: The author has stated erroneous information or misinterpreted their sources
The quote used by the author is taken from Joseph Fielding Smith's 1931 book The Way to Perfection: Short Discourses on Gospel Themes, which was written 39 years before he became President of the Church on January 23, 1970. Such speculation on the reason for the priesthood ban was common during that era, and the concepts expressed in Joseph Field Smith's book do not constitute binding doctrine upon the Church. The Church has rejected the concept, taught by Joseph Fielding Smith and others, that "black skin was a sign of disfavor or a curse."
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