(May 24, 2017 at 1:49 pm)Valyza1 Wrote:(May 24, 2017 at 1:38 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: 2 Nephi 5:
21 And he had caused the cursing to come upon them, yea, even a sore cursing, because of their iniquity. For behold, they had hardened their hearts against him, that they had become like unto a flint; wherefore, as they were white, and exceedingly fair and delightsome, that they might not be enticing unto my people the Lord God did cause a skin of blackness to come upon them.
22 And thus saith the Lord God: I will cause that they shall be loathsome unto thy people, save they shall repent of their iniquities.
23 And cursed shall be the seed of him that mixeth with their seed; for they shall be cursed even with the same cursing. And the Lord spake it, and it was done.
24 And because of their cursing which was upon them they did become an idle people, full of mischief and subtlety, and did seek in the wilderness for beasts of prey.
25 And the Lord God said unto me: They shall be a scourge unto thy seed, to stir them up in remembrance of me; and inasmuch as they will not remember me, and hearken unto my words, they shall scourge them even unto destruction.
So, who wants to give this sort of thing a pass? Why wouldn't anyone want to criticize these religious beliefs ??
That isn't even an example of beliefs, it's a passage from scripture, from which a multitude of interpretations and beliefs can arise.
That's not even a passage from scripture, it appears to be the Book of Mormon.
That being said, how can melanin be a curse? It serves a specific purpose.
