And the Lord had caused the cursing to come upon them, yea, even a sore cursing, because of their iniquity. For behold, they had hardened their hearts against him, that they had become like unto a flint; wherefore, as they were white, and exceedingly fair and delightsome, that they might not be enticing unto my people the Lord God did cause a skin of blackness to come upon them (2 Nephi 5:21).

And I beheld, after they had dwindled in unbelief they became a dark and loathsome and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of abominations (1 Nephi 12:23).

“O my brethren, I fear that unless ye shall repent of your sins that their skins will be whiter than yours, when ye shall be brought with them before the throne of God. (Jacob 3:8).

And the skins of the Lamanites were dark, according to the mark which was set upon their fathers, which was a curse upon them because of their transgression and their rebellion against their brethren, who consisted of Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph, and Sam, who were just and holy men (Alma 3: 6).

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This is an excerpt from a piece written by Dr Obery M. Hendricks, Jr., Ph.D.  I saw him make his case on Ed Schultz’s show and was quite impressed.  When I finally got a chance to read the article I was dumbfounded.  I had no idea that The Book of Mormon held such racists beliefs.  However, it is an’ old book’ so some might say that does not apply to now.  But what Dr. Obery makes this quite discomfiting. Why because just like him, I have never heard Mitt Romney address the issue of race in anyway.  Maybe he has and I have not done my research well enough and I stand corrected if he has addressed it but it seems like it is something he avoids.  Dr. Obery has made a request that I think is important and Mr. Romney should take him up on it:

I admit that this question of religion and racism is quite complicated and I don’t claim to have all the answers. But I do know that recognizing the equal rights of black Americans under the law, while of paramount importance, is not the same as recognizing our intellectual capabilities and moral character as inherently equal to whites. And I am aware of one thing more: that when Tim Russert invited Romney to repudiate his Church’s racist legacy on Meet the Press, Romney refused.

That is why, Mr. Romney, as an American citizen whose president you seek to become, I must insist that you honestly and forthrightly attest to me and all Americans of goodwill that you actually can be my president, too, fully and completely. You can accomplish this by publicly disavowing the portions of your holy book that so sorely denigrate the humanity of me, my loved ones and all people of black African descent.

It is incumbent that you do this, candidate Romney, for the sake of all Americans.

The ball is in your court Mr. Mitt Romney. So what is your true feeling about black people in America? Do you agree that they are inferior or a “dark and loathsome and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of abomination” as your holy book says? If not let us know how you truly feel.

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