The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints added new language to the faith's handbook yesterday, telling members to root out prejudice and racism, the AP website reports today (December 19, 2020).
The faith's past ban on Black men in the lay priesthood, which stood until 1978, remains a delicate issue for members and non-members alike.
In the handbook from the faith widely known as the Mormon Church, the new section on prejudice reminds some 16 million members around the world that a person's standing with God depends on devotion to the commandments, not the color of one's skin.
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