Latter-day Saints are not racist.

With that, let's answer PRO's questions. === REBUTTALS === PRO begins by saying that my sources bash Mormonism, but the fact of the matter is that the quotes excerpted come directly from the LDS Church, and moreover, from the Prophet himself. If PRO denies this claim, it is incumbent upon him to discredit the information with reasoned response, not merely malign it as "propaganda. " If the information contained within the source is false, then it should be very obvious to prove. Unfortunately, since I quoted from Nephi and Joseph Smith, those two sources are beyond repute, and are certifiably true. It's up to PRO to adequately debunk it. Next PRO states that mankind is infallible and we should let those imperfections lie. But if the verses quoted are merely imperfections of God's unalterable truth, then how are we supposed to trust any of it? We don't get to cherry pick what parts of the bible, or the qur'an, or the book of Mormon, that we want to keep to suit agendas. You either defend the supposed Word of God, all of it, or you don't. Anything less is disingenuous. PRO then alleges the following: White is considered pure, dark is considered evil. It is not about skin color because Indians are not dark like flint. White and dark are used figuratively. Dark is filthy and evil. White is good and pure. If you use that to say were racist then you must argue that all Christians are racist because that is used in the bible also. Except that nowhere in the bible does it specifically mention black people or black skin as being a curse. The curse of Ham and the mark of Ham does not mention black skin, which is contrasted from this next quote. "We will first inquire into the results of the approbation or displeasure of God upon a people, starting with the belief that a black skin is a mark of the curse of Heaven placed upon some portions of mankind. Some, however, will argue that a black skin is not a curse, nor a white skin a blessing. In fact, some have been so foolish as to believe and say that a black skin is a blessing, and that the negro is the finest type of a perfect man that exists on the earth; but to us such teachings are foolishness. We understand that when God made man in his own image and pronounced him very good, that he made him white. We have no record of any of God's favored servants being of a black race. .. every angel who ever brought a message of God's mercy to man was beautiful to look upon, clad in the purest white and with a countenance bright as the noonday sun. " That's irrevocably racist in context, and there is no way wiggle out of it. There's no way that PRO can state that white and black here are merely used colloquially when it speaks directly of white and black SKIN. Lastly, PRO does damage control by listing the LDS doctrines that they publically maintain now, but it doesn't matter. As I stated, the LDS is attempting to whitewash (pun intended) its image in the face of overwhelming evidence of institutionalized racism. Let us not forget that the LDS Church is quite like all major religions which can only survive off the charity of people it can get to trust. It is a business, and they need gigantic, solid gold cherubs to adorn the spire of their church. In today's climate, racial commentary within religion is an eyesore, which evidently is prompting the concealment or minimizing of the past. Again, this is to no avail for the Prophet himself made the claims, of which were supposedly transliterated from almighty God! That leaves only two conclusions to draw from. Either the Prophet was wrong or God was wrong. Either way, it's demonstrably false. This paradigm shift can be noted in the following article. SOURCE: . http://www.usatoday.com...