Tag Archives: Priesthood ban

Mormonism hurts.

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

The topic of the Mormon Church and race has been in the news again this summer. The June anniversary of the Church’s 1978 lifting of the priesthood ban passed mostly unnoticed, but a week and a half later, when the … Continue reading →

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Mormon Church Essay on Priesthood Ban Banned From Church Classroom

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

An interesting thing happened to Mormon Sunday school teacher Brian Dawson. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that a student in Mr. Dawson’s youth Sunday school class asked him why his Nigerian wife joined a church that had at one time … Continue reading →

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How “official” is the Mormon First Presidency?

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

In 1973, five years before the Mormon Church lifted its ban on Blacks holding the LDS priesthood and participating in Mormon temple ordinances, Wendell J. Ashton, the Mormon Church’s director of Public Affairs, appeared on “1973 Special News Report: When … Continue reading →

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Mormon Prophecy: Trying to Keep Up

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

In September (2014) the Rexburg Standard Journal enjoyed an exclusive interview with Mormon apostle Jeffry Holland. Journalist Emmilie Whitlock reported on Elder Holland’s remarks. One topic the Mormon apostle discussed was the “challenging times” in which we live, especially in … Continue reading →

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When is a Mormon prophet speaking as a prophet? Nobody knows for sure.

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

Mormon author Jana Riess continues to receive criticism for her public disagreement with certain statements from Mormon prophets and apostles. In analyzing this criticism on her blog, Dr. Riess recently asked, “When is a Mormon prophet speaking as a prophet? … Continue reading →

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Passing the Torch of Mormonism’s Historical Racisim

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

[In honor of Black History Month 2014, each Monday in February Mormon Coffee’s blog post has addressed a topic related to racism in Mormon history. Today is the final post in the series.] Institutionalized racism in the Mormon Church spanned … Continue reading →

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Early Mormon Prophet Led the Church Astray

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Sharon Lindbloom

The Mormon Church very recently posted a new statement on “Race and the Priesthood” at LDS.org in which the blame for the Church’s historic racism is laid squarely at the feet of Brigham Young. According to the statement, the idea … Continue reading →

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Still no formal repudiation. Let June 8th be a day of shame.

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Sharon Lindbloom

In honor of the 35th anniversary of Mormon President Spencer W. Kimball’s announcement of the end of the priesthood ban against black Mormons (D&C Declaration 2), we are reposting Aaron Shafovaloff’s 30th anniversary article, “Shame, Shame, Shame: Thirty Years Later … Continue reading →

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