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Blacks and the priesthood
The priesthood ban
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- The origin of the Mormon priesthood ban
- The nature of the Mormon priesthood ban
- Understanding pre-1978 statements by members and leaders of the Church regarding the priesthood ban
- Lifting the Priesthood ban
- Social pressure and the lifting of the Mormon priesthood ban
- Statements made by Church leaders regarding the priesthood ban
Repudiated early Mormon teachings regarding race
Summary: There exist previously taught ideas which have been repudiated by Church leaders since the ban. Among these are the notion that Blacks were somehow not as "valiant" in the pre-existence, and that interracial marriage is forbidden.
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- Mormonism and the concept that some were "neutral" in the "war in heaven"
- Mormonism and the "curse of Cain"