Despite historical precedences, and how well they fit this occurrence, the underlying question is logical and brings into question the Lord's purposes pertaining to the Gospel, assuming that this is in fact the Lord's church.
It seems to me you can break the question down as follows, if you are assuming that the Lord never initiated the ban:
-Did the prophets, prior to the lifting of the ban, ask for guidance on the subject?
-If not, then the persistence of the ban is easily placed on the shoulders of those prophets.
-If so (and it appears there's evidence that this is the case), then the question Tex & Indy seem to be asking seems relevant: Why would the Lord NOT lift the ban?
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