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cludgie
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Date: November 25, 2014 10:55AM
Most of us would have to look at this in the frame of reference from back in the day. I was raised on this racist bullshit where we learned that "one drop of Negro blood" would pollute an entire line. People not only believed this, but many a sincere person actually believed this. So I don't think that it is outside of the realm of reality that--back in this day--some church member might have owned up to having "Negro" blood. And I don't think it is without the realm of reality that authorities might have believed they had to hunt down and nullify the baptisms of those people baptised by such a member. It was stupid stuff to begin with, and could only be followed up by even stupider stuff. I shouldn't expect any church leaders, local or not, to suddenly somehow use any kind of common sense when it came to backing up hard, fast, eternal, and everlasting LDS doctrine. (Unless you're going to change it, of course, which they could never do. *winks*)
Having said all that, it was George Romney back in that day who was widely loved and who marched on behalf of civil rights in the United States. A wonderful a man he was, he made a terrible mistake--shoving a silver spoon down the throat of his son Willard, sending him to the finest private schools and raising him in the lap of luxury.
Son Willard did not turn out like his exemplary father, George.
Remember that it was George who earned the letter of censure from Delbert Stapely for supporting the "Negro" cause. I think it can be found here (I can't open a PDF just this moment, so I'm not sure).
http://mormonmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/delbert_stapley.pdfedited to correct mistake. Stupid Stapely. Stupid Flanders.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/25/2014 11:23AM by cludgie.