018 The Racist American Context the Church was Born Into

Church History Matters

Scripture Central

Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 4 July 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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There was a season in our Church’s history when members with black African ancestry were unevenly barred from both priesthood and temple privileges. This overtly discriminatory practice is one of the most challenging aspects of our history and, for many, is one of the most difficult to understand. How could something like this happen in a Church led by living prophets and apostles? It’s a fair question. And the truth is, the answer is impossible to really get at without understanding the prevailing attitudes and beliefs about black Africans in the broader American culture at the time the Church was established and into the century that followed. In this episode of Church History Matters, we begin our series on Race and Priesthood by exploring the racial climate in antebellum America in the 1800’s and probing the three major factors responsible for how it got that way. For show notes and transcript for this and other episodes go to https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/church-history-matters-podcast/

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0:00.0	There was a season in our church's history when members with black African ancestry were
0:11.5	unevenly barred from both priesthood and temple privileges.
0:15.0	This overtly discriminatory practice is one of the most challenging aspects of our history
0:21.0	and for many is one of the most difficult to understand.
0:25.0	How could something like this happen in a church led by living prophets and apostles?
0:30.4	It's a fair question and the truth, the answer is impossible to really get at without
0:36.0	understanding the prevailing attitudes and beliefs about black Africans in the broader American
0:41.2	culture at the time the church was established
0:43.3	and into the century that followed. In today's episode of Church History Matters
0:47.8	we begin our series on race and priesthood by exploring the racial climate in Antibellum America in the 1800s and probing the three major factors responsible for how it got that way.
1:00.0	I'm Scott Woodward, a managing director at Scripture Central, and my co-host is Casey Griffiths,
1:06.1	also a managing director at Scripture Central.
1:08.8	And today Casey and I dive into our first episode in this series dealing with race and priesthood. Now let's get into it.
1:24.0	Hi Casey. Hi, how are you?
1:25.0	So good.
1:27.0	So good and it's so good to see again and have the opportunity to
1:31.0	participate in another one of these discussions.
1:32.0	I'm excited for this series. This is going to be a another one of these discussions.
1:32.6	I'm excited for this series.
1:34.2	This is going to be a good one.
1:35.6	This is a meaty one for sure.
1:37.6	And it's one that I have to admit to approaching
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