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Social pressures do not change Mormon doctrine. It was not a "new revelation" that led Mormons to abandon polygamy but laws passed by Congress and upheld by the court of last resort-and Mormons obey the law of the land...
...Your fangs are showing. Compare the inconspicuous, comfortable garment of the Mormon with the medieval, bulky garb of the Catholic nun or priest-which is the "quaint tradition...
...extent of Mormon holdings supposed to be greater or a more closely guarded secret than the extent of Catholic holdings...
...love all people, and it is easy to see why the Lord would consider it unfair to require this of Negroes at this time. We can be sure the priesthood will be granted the Negro at the best time for his welfare, not when TIME deems it right. Any Mormon who calls it a "problem" that doctrine can be changed only by revelation is not a good Mormon-revelation is the heart of our church...
Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, a Mormon who describes himself as "deeply troubled by the issue," says that the church's policy "is like granting citizenship and saying 'you can't hold office.'" The nation's best-known Mormon, Michigan Governor George Romney, has refrained from calling for a change in the doctrine, in deference to the authority of his church's elders. But Romney's own civil rights record is so impeccable that his percentage of Michigan's Negro vote has gone up in each of his three gubernatorial campaigns. Williams also...