![]() Taken together, critics maintain the historical record reveals a systematic, intentional, deeply entrenched policy of racial discrimination that was based in scripture and endorsed at the highest levels. In many cases, statements were grounded in scripture. ![]() For example, historians have identified hundreds of blatantly racist statements made by past Church prophets and leaders, including Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff, and John Taylor. ![]() Nor can he consider himself to be in harmony with the teachings of the Church." Ĭoncerning Church history, an official LDS statement explains that reasons for the Church's previous position denying black men the priesthood remain unclear: "It is not known precisely why, how, or when this restriction began in the Church but what is clear is that it ended decades ago." Current Latter-day Saints' policy unequivocally condemns racism, "including any and all past racism by individuals both inside and outside the Church." Overview of Critics' positionĬritics maintain that today's church leaders hedge and equivocate on the issue, at times making contradictory and misleading statements that belie Church history. Hinckley declared that, "no man who makes disparaging remarks concerning those of another race can consider himself a true disciple of Christ. We do not tolerate racism in any form." In 2006, then Church president Gordon B. The Church has issued several statements solidifying its stance on racial equality: "The Church's position is clear-we believe all people are God's children and are equal in His eyes and in the Church. The Book of Mormon states, 'black and white, bond and free, male and female … all are alike unto God' (2 Nephi 26:33). The gospel of Jesus Christ is for everyone. Today, Church leaders rely on scriptural authority to proclaim that all humans, regardless of race or sex, are equal in the eyes of God: In that year, a revelation received by the Prophet Spencer W. I'm only doing this to highlight the ridiculous policy.It is a historical truth that until 1978, Latter-day Saints' ecclesiastical policy prohibited black men from being ordained to the priesthood. I know the administration won't do anything to the students, and I certainly won't penalize them in my class. I also want to mention that I have no intention of actually penalizing students for having their scriptures with them in class. I'm being very careful to follow the guidance from AG Reyes and our school board, and I think by taking it to this extreme it may shed light on how ridiculous this policy is. It will be extremely difficult to fire me if anyone ends up trying to do so because of this. I'll mention that my job is protected by tenure and I am a member of our teacher's union. If you have any examples of graphic depictions of sexual violence, rape, incest, sodomy, or any stories in the LDS canon that seem to meet AG Reyes' definition of pornography, would you please comment them below? I will compile the list to use as justification when I send students to the principal's office for having their LDS scriptures (AKA "pornography") in class. I believe there are much more graphic depictions of pornography in the LDS scriptures than in some of these banned books, and I would like to compile a list of pornographic stories from the Bible, Book of Mormon, D&C, and any other examples I can find from LDS canon. ![]() ![]() I'm contemplating some malicious compliance for when school starts, and I would like some help as I prepare. This is where he provides the framework to be used to classify literature as pornographic or not (PDF download warning): You can read the memo from Utah AG Sean Reyes here. If the Utah AG is going to classify these books as pornography, he is setting the bar EXTREMELY LOW for what actually constitutes pornography. I researched several of them, and it seems that this list labels many LGBTQ+ books as pornographic simply because of their discussion of LGBTQ+ issues. This article also lists the books that were banned, if anyone is interested. You can read the Trib's article about it here: All teachers were emailed a list of books last month and asked to remove them from our classes before students come back to school. I am a teacher in a Utah school district that recently banned several dozen books for being pornographic. ![]()
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