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In reply to the discussion: When is it OK for Mormons to lie? [View all]FreeState
(10,606 posts)Racism of any sort was not allowed in my family growing up. I was 7 years old when dark skinned* members were given the priesthood. My parents saw it as something that was long coming. It had been a part of the church that made them uncomfortable with their faith on some level.
I only remember hearing about gay people three times in church. I read about it in a lot of older books and some church literature. The churches thinking in this area is unhealthy and homophobic. It did not make for a healthy self esteem or outlook on life. It was also the prevailing attitude in the 80s when i was growing up. I didn't know a single gay person, it was very in the closet still. (WA State) I'm sure that has changed some, but I have not been in 17 years, I stopped going a couple years before I came out.
* it was not just black male members who were denied the priesthood, it was also any male who was not white enough.