Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Erik Mona" data-source="post: 2800580" data-attributes="member: 2174">Until 1978, the Mormon Church refused to ordain blacks as ministers, claiming that they were descended from Caine, the Bible's "first murderer." There's apparently some evidence that Joseph Smith meant the ban to apply only to slaves, but Brigham Young made it clear that the doctrine referred to all blacks.I don't want to go too far into it, because doing so might violate EN World's standards on religious discussion, but suffice it to say the history of the Mormon church is absolutely fascinating. It is a distinctly American religion, and its early days probably would make a riveting backdrop for an RPG campaign.My question was whether or not the game addressed the issue of race relations within this historical context. At one time the United States government was VERY anti-Mormon, and the conflict even resulted in bloodshed and massacres a few times. I'm interested to know how (or if) the game addresses this aspect of the church at all. My assumption is that the game is pro-LDS, but since I've never seen a copy I'm merely trying to sate my curiosity.You can read more about this issue on the following website, which was put together by an African-American Mormon: <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/mo2/blackmormon/homepage.html" target="_blank">http://www.angelfire.com/mo2/blackmormon/homepage.html</a>--Erik</blockquote>