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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is the largest denomination within Mormonism and has a long history of racial exclusion. [21] According to Cassandra L. Clark, one reason why polygamy was a part of the Mormon culture was to promote the growth of the white race. [21]
The LDS church discouraged social interaction or marriage with Black people and encouraged racial segregation. The practice began with church founder Joseph Smith who stated, "I would confine them [Black people] by strict law to their own species". [1]: 1843 Until 1963, many church leaders supported legalized racial segregation. [2]
[1]: 1–5 From the mid-1800s to 1978, Mormonism's largest denomination – the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) – barred Black women and men from participating in the ordinances of its temples necessary for the highest level of salvation, and excluded most men of Black African descent from ordination in the church's ...
Two churches withcongregations scattered across Southern California covered up sexual abuse of children as young as 3 years old and financially exploited church members, according to multiple ...
A Dallas pastor has been removed indefinitely from the church he has served at since 2018 due to him having an "inappropriate relationship" with a woman, according to the church's leadership.
In 2022, a bankruptcy judge approved a reorganization plan for the Boy Scouts of America to settle claims of child sexual abuse by troop leaders. The original plan was to include a US$ 250 million payment from the LDS Church, but the judge refused to approve that part of the settlement proposal, stating it went too far in attempting to protect the LDS Church from abuse claims that were only ...
The Lexington church that previously employed an accused rapist announced Wednesday that it’s permanently shutting down. LexCity Church, a large church located off West Reynolds Road near ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) releases membership, congregational, and related information on a regular basis. The latest membership information LDS Church releases includes a count of membership, stakes, wards, branches, missions, temples, and family history centers for the worldwide church and for individual ...