February 2012
9 posts
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My article on whether Mormonism's racial history...
(RNS) Marvin Perkins says God led him to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — but friends advised otherwise.
“Mormons, they’re prejudiced against blacks,” Perkins recalls being told.
Until 1978, the LDS church banned men of African descent from its priesthood, a position open to nearly all Mormon males and the gateway to sacramental and leadership roles....
