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Was The Priesthood Ban A Mistake?

Sky

By Sky
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Priesthood ban  

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  1. 1. Which option most closely represents your view regarding the previous practice of the Priesthood being withheld from men of African descent?

    • It was racist and wrong – plain and simple.
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    • We don’t know the reasons for the ban. The Lord has chosen not to reveal this. There probably never will be answers that the outside world would find acceptable or rational. It is wrong to criticize the ban based on today’s social mores.
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    • It doesn’t matter. All that matters is that we have a living prophet on the earth today and that we follow him. It is not a good idea to get too caught up in trying to find reasons for something that we can’t fully grasp right now.
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    • Other
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Brian 2.0 Veteran

Brian 2.0

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Brian 2:

We have Scripture, namely the bible, that has discrimination in it as directed by God. If we believe the Bible to be true, and the Saints do, do we have the authority to apologize for God?

Yes... and I am saying I do not believe in the discrimination direction by God in the scriputures that you speak of. I refuse to believe in a God that does that. I don't want to believe in a God that does that.

But I belief you can believe in the Bible and think that those discriminations directed by God in the Bible actually came from the imperfect men who practiced it and NOT from God. Basically, take the exact same stance that a lot of poeple take in regards to The Ban.

Brian 2.0 Veteran

Brian 2.0

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Brian 2:

We have Scripture, namely the bible, that has discrimination in it as directed by God. If we believe the Bible to be true, and the Saints do, do we have the authority to apologize for God?

You can believe the Bible to be "true" and not believe those discriminations came from God

just like you can believe the LDS Church to be "true' and not believe the ban came from God

thesometimesaint Grand Master

thesometimesaint

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Brian2:

Discrimination in and of itelf is neither good nor bad. It is how it is applied. There may have been good reason(s) for limiting the Priesthood to just the first born sons of the High Priests of the Tribe of Levi. I don't know them but they were there. Just as I don't know the reason(s) why Christ limited his Priesthood to just a few Jews during his mortal ministry.

For me either this Church is what it claims to be; a Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus the Christ with His Power and Authority, or it just another man madeup religion that will slowly fade from existance in the vast sands of time.

JeremyOrbe-Smith Mentor

JeremyOrbe-Smith

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Hmm. Old conversations resurrected, happening over and over again. Arguments going round and round in a circle, with no resolution in sight. Such continual déjà vu that one considers dropping a toaster in one's tub just to end the perpetual agony. I could swear that I've seen this before, but where? Where?

Ares Experienced

Ares

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We have made an editorial decision not to allow this site to propagate theories about why the priesthood ban took place in opposition to the very clear announcements made by Church authorities in recent weeks. Please see the pinned announcement at the top of this forum before commenting on this topic again.

On the Groundhog Day reminder this is a good place to close this thread.

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