thews wrote:To Consig, please give us your take on 2 Nephi 5: 21. While you claim "some" LDS doctrine isn't racist, what you're insinuating is that "some" of it is. I contend the multiple references to dark/black skin in LDS doctrine is slam dunk cut and dry regarding its meaning, which would also explain why men with dark skin could not hold the priesthood until 1978. Please enlighten me with your knowledge of the subject.
I thought I had made it clear that I think Book of Mormon references to changing skin color appear to be intended to be understood literally.
All I did was mention the one passage where it talks about "scales of darkness falling from their eyes," observe that this could not possibly be intended literally, and asked whether a similar thing might be happening with the dark skin descriptions.
It was a question, thews. A question. Not a conclusion.
Once again, while I think the majority of skin color references in the Book of Mormon appear to be intended to be understood literally, the question raised by the "scales of darkness" passage is nevertheless an important point to make if we are to take the Book of Mormon text as a whole rather than merely cherry picking sections that support our predispositions.
I hope that disabuses you of your perennially false notions regarding my views in this regard.
All the Best!
--Consiglieri