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Originally Posted by SteelBlue
Nearly every American who was McKay's age in the 50's and 60's was racist. I'm sure I would have been as well. He wasn't progressive when it came to race and civil rights, but I don't hold it against him. In fact, McKay is my favorite prophet if it's ok to have a favorite. I think most of us are far more comfortable than you appear to be with the notion that God calls men and not perfect beings as his leaders. They do their best and God is pleased with that.
Oh, and spare us the "unresolved sins" line. Nobody here has said that.
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It seems like Congress in the 60s was not racist, enough to get the Civil Rights Act passed in 1964. So maybe God speaks to the US President and US Congress first, then to the LDS leaders 14 years later.