01-31-2008, 08:38 PM | #71 | |
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My guess: <1%. 1 in 100 would be stupidly optimistic. 1 in 1000 would be a more reasonable starting place. |
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01-31-2008, 08:41 PM | #73 |
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This reminds me of what I think is a reasonable analogy: someone who has privately renounced owning slaves, but won't admit to ever having owned slaves when in fact he did, and donates money to the party that just happens to be devoid of abolitionists.
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Actually, I take that back, what is the exact question I am guessing about? Quote:
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Duh. Anyone who continues to relate the "Blacks weren't valiant in the pre-existence" folklore.
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01-31-2008, 08:50 PM | #76 |
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Right. All 3 of them.
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What percent say "I do not know"? What percent offer up traditional LDS racist folklore? What percent pretend like they didn't hear the question? |
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01-31-2008, 08:59 PM | #78 | |
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fairly small I think very few. I think the standard response would be that "we don't why the Lord witheld the priesthood" and then some statement about the Gentiles getting the gospel in the New Testament. Most people llke in my ward so very few. Sorry, MW. I just noticed you said missionaries. Less than 1%. Last edited by pelagius; 01-31-2008 at 09:03 PM. |
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01-31-2008, 09:03 PM | #79 |
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I consider the argument about Levites getting the priesthood as an excuse for people with black skin not getting the priesthood to be racist folklore, just in case you were wondering. There is a racist subtext to it.
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Oh, I noticed you still didn't offer a percent re: the missionaries.
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