Racial prejudice is of the devil. Racial prejudice is

compassion we will discover that we can all peacefully

of ignorance. There is not a place for it in the

coexist despite our deepest differences.

Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

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 We repudiate efforts to deny any person his or her

EPISCOPAL

inalienable dignity and rights on the abhorrent and

tragic theory of the superiority of one race over

Will you persevere in resisting evil, and whenever you fall

another. 

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into sin, Repent and return to the Lord? I will, with God's

help.

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 We do not believe that any nation, race, or culture

is a lesser breed or inferior in God's eyes. 

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In 1991, the Episcopal Church adopted a resolution,

entitled  Church Without Racism,  to address

Following the example of their founder, the Church

institutional racism in Church and society.

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The

continues to make declarations that denounce racism.

resolution noted that in 1986, the Presiding Bishop

Below are scriptural (from The Book of Mormon:

delivered an address from the Chair to the Executive

Another Testament of Jesus Christ) and other official

Council in which he stated,  No greater challenge faces

statements on the equality of all humankind:

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the Church than that of racism  and promised to

implement previously adopted resolutions pertaining to

I.

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...he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children

racism.

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The resolution denounces racism as  a sin that

of men; and he inviteth them all to come unto him and

contradicts God's creation and designation of the human

partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come

race as the image of God. 

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The Church committed,

unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and

through that resolution, to end racism in the world and to

female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike

strive for more inclusiveness. The goals to combat racism

unto God, both Jew and Gentile.

included:

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II.

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Based upon ancient and modern revelation, The

  Prayer and Worship encourage the establishment of

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints gladly teaches

prayer groups and support groups around the theme of

and declares the Christian doctrine that all men and

combating racism.

women are brothers and sisters, not only by blood rela 

tionship from common mortal progenitors, but also as lit 

  Planning and Funding ensure that planning and

eral spirit children of an Eternal Father.

funding structures affirm racial equity in appointments

Our message therefore is one of special love and

to and funding of all diocesan staffs, committees and

concern for the eternal welfare of all men and women,

commissions.

regardless of religious belief, race, or nationality, knowing

that we are truly brothers and sisters because we are the

  Deployment support and actively work to assure that

sons and daughters of the same Eternal Father.

parishes that have never considered minority clergy for

vacancies do so.

III.

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We reaffirm the longstanding concern of The

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for the well 

  Recruitment actively recruit and support minority

being and intrinsic worth of all people. Latter Day Saints

candidates in their progress from postulant ordination.

believe that  God is no respecter of persons: But in every

nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is

  Education prepare educational material to provide

accepted with him  (Acts 10:34 35).

parishes with an educational series on the nature of

All men and women are children of God. It is morally

racism that will acknowledge racism as a sin and will

wrong for any person or group to deny anyone his or her

work toward eliminating its existence in the Church.

inalienable dignity on the tragic and abhorrent theory of

  Racial Survey conduct a racial survey to determine

racial or cultural superiority.

where minority persons are in the Dioceses' structures

We call upon all people everywhere to recommit

and parishes to determine if they are present on all

themselves to the time honored ideals of tolerance and

Diocesan committees in proportion to their presence

mutual respect. We sincerely believe that as we

in the Church.

acknowledge one another with consideration and

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