The Eternal Marriage
of Mormonism
& Racism

An Examination into The Book of Mormon's Fundamental Racism
and the Mormon Church Legacy
of Slavery & Racial Discrimination

Compiled by
STEVEN R. OGDEN

Original Text & Document Research by
Jerald & Sandra Tanner

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RACIST HISTORY

Mormons have a rich history, built upon the foundation of discriminatory precepts, and malignant bouts with a superiority complex. The one who reigns supreme in their world is the white, heteresexual male. No other being can hold the keys of all things deserving, according to the words of their prophets.

One must judge carefully as to whether or not he or she aligns themselves with the teachings of a church or other social group, whose basic teachings and "gospel doctrine," reside in the repugnant stench of racism, hatred - and even murder.

The history of the Mormon Church is one filled with the spilling of innocent blood. Of men who would stop at nothing - making martyrs of one another - simply to be the Mormon King. To reign over those people who would rather live in their ignorant convictions this charleton was chosen by a god of his own device and creation, rather than venture into the paths of enlightenment and real truth, which will lead them to an understanding of the god or Universal power which they know in their hearts must exist. Most people born into the Church have lost all sense of objectivity. They no longer posess any means to measure themselves against, as a standard of normalcy. In the world, but not "of the world, " is another way of "protecting" members from realizing the farce they have created.

 

LOSING NORMALCY

This loss of the standard of normalcy, coupled with misguided direction from those who claim they are as gods mouthpiece on earth - can only lead their flock of ignorant sheep into the dark abyss they surround themselves with. Shut out the world and you exclude yourself from it. That is the real, "outer darkness."

I am often told by my Father, a church leader, and by some of the Apostles who would frequent our home to visit him, that I should be, "...watchful, lest I be carefully led by Satan towards the depths of hell, " - or my favorite line, written by Mark E. Peterson, who said, "...we must not feel so sorry for negroes, that we will open our arms and embrace them. Remember the little statement we used to say about sin, ' first we pity, then endure, then embrace." The classic racist comes out in him a little later on when he proclaims in all sincerity, "I would be willing to let every negro drive a cadillac - if they could afford it."

 

THE RACIST BOOK OF MORMON

The Book of Mormon itself, is a testament to the absolute intolerance of black skin. In its own text, lay the stories of Lamanites, who are the "bad guys" or sinners, who were 'cursed' with darkened skin; and the Nephites, who are the predominant "good guys," and who are blessed with white skin. But it gets even better. Not only are these stories replete with racism, but they actually teach that when these Lamanites became righteous, their skin became white!

Wow! I never realized that if black people acted white, their skin would change color! Sounds more like a mood ring to me.

I apologize for my sarcasm, but it is absolute drivel, which fills the minds and gospel of the Mormon Church. This is only one of the many thousands of issues the Church has failed to deal with adequately. But then, you may hear a church member say, "Well, the people aren't perfect, but the Gospel sure is!"

That can only come from the mouth of a mindless idiot who has given up control of his or her own mind to those who will gladly control it for them.

 

LACK OF INTELLIGENCE & WISDOM

Mormons always claim that the glory of their god, is intelligence. Yet, for those of us who understand, this is not enough. Anyone can posess intelligence. It is the application of that intelligence which fosters wisdom. Yet, Mormons haven't even allowed themselves to get this far. Most intelligent people come to the realization that we are all very different from one another, in race, custom and religion, and basically in every way possible. What another may consider a holy practice, another may perceived as such abhorrent sin, that they convince themselves the other individual is surely invoking the wrath of eternal hellfire and damnation, and I must save his soul.

I don't remember when this happened, but somewhere along the way, Mormons, (among others), got the idea they should not only dictate their hatred through gospel mandates for their own followers, but actually push legislation for the nationwide practice of intolerance, discrimination and punishment for those who fell outside the lines of privaleged, white heterosexuality.

Which leads me to this book. I discovered this book a few years ago. Many church members will know who the Tanners are. Yes they are related to N. Eldon Tanner, the Church Apostle of way back when.

These incredibly courageous people undertook the huge effort of compiling actual church documents, pamphlets, oratory discourses and church historical archive materials, which are infested with this gospel of hatred.

Many of my gay mormon brothers and sisters who may read this, are only at the stage of trying to understand their homosexual issues with the church, and still seek to align themselves with the gospel as "gay mormons."

 

THE MORMON GOD IS A STRAIGHT WHITE MALE

Unfortunately, you cannot be both gay and mormon, or black and mormon or anything but white and mormon, when you consider the basic principles of this organization, rest upon a history of hate, a history of murder in the name of god, and a bastardization of Christ's ministry on the earth.

I only ask you read with one thing in your mind - that which Jesus Christ himself said, "By their fruits ye shall know them." In other words, their actions will speak louder than words about what truly lurks within their hearts and within their unholy doctrines.

 

WHEN IT ISN'T GOOD TO BE A SHEEP

Some of this material may be extremely offensive to you. It may anger you, cause you disbelief and make you question yourself, your beliefs. Everything.

GOOD! That's what growth is all about - shaking it up, making you think. Don't be the among the mindless "sheep" out there.

Ever wonder why church members are referred to ask "the flock" and Jesus, (or in this case, the church) is the Shepherd? Do you know how ignorant sheep are?

Ever wonder what really happens to sheep when they are no longer useful?

Read and discover what I have, and realize you are an amazing, wonderful human being. Independent. YOU posess all of the answers to life's secrets within you. They are there for you, simply by asking the Universe to provide you the answers.

Are you really ready to make that journey into understanding yourself and your life's mission and purpose? You already know it deep inside, but you've locked it up, because you were told you couldn't be this, or do that. And you believed them. That's okay, but now you are on the road to discovering why they are wrong. You have been brought here for a reason - a thirst for knowledge and truth.

This is what I am offering to you because I have been down this road and have discovered something is amiss in the land of Zion. Like many other "squeaky clean" appearances, they hide the ugly truths away from view.

Here is one of those ugly truths - Racism

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