Racist Remarks by Brigham Young

09 February

Blacks are the Seed of Cain, Slaves

Journal of Discourses 2:184; “The seed of Ham, which is the seed of Cain descending through Ham, will, according to the curse put upon him, serve his brethren, and be a “servant of servants” to his fellow-creatures, until God removes the curse…The conduct of the whites towards the slaves will…send both slave and master to hell…The blacks should be used like servants, and not like brutes, but they must serve. It is their privilege to live so as to enjoy many of the blessings which attend obedience to the first principles of the Gospel…” – Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, February 18, 1855

Exodus 21:16; “And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.”

Here in the Bible we have proof that God has NEVER sanctioned slavery – EVER. The practice of this absolute evil is the work of Satan and mankind bought into the lies Satan fed to him. Those who sanctioned slavery either by participation or silence will be held accountable.

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3 Responses to “Racist Remarks by Brigham Young”

  1. fred February 10, 2012 at 3:51 am #

    A lot can be learned about you from what you hide behind the three little dots. You left out the part about how the slave holding Christians should treat there slaves a servants and not as animals.

    For those interested, here is what you left out.

    Fred

    “There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding,” and many who do not hold the Priesthood have ideas which are really true, yet they are not always certain whether they are true or not. The cogitations, concerning this people, of men upon their beds, of the President of the United States, of the members of Congress, and of the rulers of different nations, when they meditate upon the condition of the world, and their final exit from this stage of action, are that there is no evil in the Latter-day Saints. And I tell you, in the name of the God of Israel, that their secret reflections tell them this, unless they are so far depraved by wickedness that the Spirit of the Lord has ceased to strive with them. But as soon as they engage in the turmoil of their daily duties, the hue and cry that “the Mormons are about to do this and that,” attracts their attention. Formerly the rumor was that “they were agoing to tamper with the slaves,” when we had never thought of such a thing. The seed of Ham, which is the seed of Cain descending through Ham, will, according to the curse put upon him, serve his brethren, and be a “servant of servants” to his fellow-creatures, until God removes the curse; and no power can hinder it. These are my views upon slavery. I will here say a little more upon this point. The conduct of the whites towards the slaves will, in many cases, send both slave and master to hell. This statement comprises much in a few words. The blacks should be used like servants, and not like brutes, but they must serve. It is their privilege to live so as to enjoy many of the blessings which attend obedience to the first principles of the Gospel, though they are not entitled to the Priesthood.

    (Journal of Discourses, 26 vols. [London: Latter-day Saints’ Book Depot, 1854-1886], 2: 184.)

  2. fred February 10, 2012 at 4:43 am #

    (Here in the Bible we have proof that God has NEVER sanctioned slavery – EVER. The practice of this absolute evil is the work of Satan and mankind bought into the lies Satan fed to him. Those who sanctioned slavery either by participation or silence will be held accountable.)

    Your knowledge of the Bible seems to equal your knowledge of Mormonism.
    +++

    Slavery allowed in the Old Testament.
    Some people are shocked that slavery was an accepted practice in the Old Testament. However, it must be remembered that the slavery sanctioned in the bible is very different to the slavery that
    occurred in the Americas in the 17th and 18th Centuries which is perhaps the popular view of slavery. Old Testament treatment of slaves was also generally more humane than the slavery
    practiced in other ancient civilizations.

    The first possible reference to slavery in the Old Testament could be in Genesis 9 v26 & 27 where
    Noah cursed Canaan for Ham’s sin by prophesying that he would serve his brothers. Both Abraham and Isaac kept servants, but the first clear example of slavery is in Exodus 1 v13 where
    the Israelites were made to work ruthlessly as slaves and their cry for rescue came up to God (2
    v23-24). The kind of slavery the Israelites were subjected to in Egypt was clearly unacceptable to God, judging by their rescue and the regulations regard

    Slavery in the Mosaic Law
    After the Israelites had fled Egypt they were given the Mosaic Law which allowed them to make
    slaves of Hebrews and foreigners.

    Hebrew Slaves
    The Israelites were to treat their enslaved fellow Hebrews as if they were servants. (Lev 25 v39-40).
    They were also to give them the option of their freedom in the 7th year of their service (Ex 21 v2),
    and give them the means to make a new start (Deut 15 v12-18), although they could remain a slave if they chose.
    Anyone who stole a man and put him to slavery (Ex 21 v16) was to be put to death. There were
    various laws dealing with physical abuse of slaves (Ex 21 v20 & 26), and slaves who ran away
    from their masters were to be welcomed and not returned. (Deut 23.15).

    Foreign Slaves
    The Israelites were allowed to buy slaves from the nations around them (Lev. 25 v44) and keep
    them indefinitely as slaves (Lev 25 v44-46), however they were included in the commonwealth of
    Israel on circumcision (Gn 17 v13), could share in festivals (Deut 16.11), including the Passover (Ex 12 v44) and were given the Sabbath rest (Ex 20 v10)

    (http://www.churchsociety.org/crossway/documents/Cway_102_Slavery1.pdf)

  3. fred February 10, 2012 at 4:44 am #

    Letter of the Prophet to John C. Bennett–On Bennett’s Correspondence Anent Slavery.

    EDITOR’S OFFICE, NAUVOO, ILLINOIS, March 7, 1842

    March 1842, Joseph Smith writes the following in a letter on the subject of slavery, “I have just been perusing your correspondence with Doctor Dyer, on the subject of American slavery, and the students of the Quincy Mission Institute, and it makes my blood boil within me to reflect upon the injustice, cruelty, and oppression of the rulers of the people. When will these things cease to be, and the Constitution and the laws again bear rule? I fear for my beloved country mob violence, injustice and cruelty appear to be the darling attributes of Missouri, and no man taketh it to heart! O tempora! O mores! What think you should be done?”

    Your friend,
    JOSEPH SMITH

    [History of the Church, 4:544]

    Note: O tempora! O mores! is a Latin phrase meaning Alas for the times and the manners.

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