I think the better question is, Why do we believe that some people were cursed? We believe it because it actually happened. To illustrate: If I witnessed a sunset with all the colors that accompany it and went and described it to someone who has never seen it, they would think that that experience is a belief of mine, not an actual occurance. It doesn't lessen the reality of it. Many people have been cursed for their disobedience. Most are not as obvious as those we read about in the scriptures.

While some members of the Church may have such a belief, the Church does not teach other races were cursed by God.

The Mormon Church did think that African American were cursed because they believe they were the "seed of Cain.". They only reason the Mormon Chruch considered them the seed of Cain was by the color of their skin. Tell me this is not rascist.

THis question only affirms to me that religions are divisive and inspire and justify discrimination.

I originally asked this question to spark a debate and to hear presently held views both pro and con on this issue. But to ADD a valid point to this discussion: The interpretation of Jesus WAS used as a vehicle to create and/or sustain european dominance and colonialism, which inadvertedly gave rise to subliminal, overt and covert philosophies of "White Supremacy" and "White Superiority", when the historical figure of Jesus would NOT have condoned nor tolerated such thinking in his time. ALL THAT RACIAL BIGOTRY WAS ABOLISHED BY HIS TEACHINGS, THUS WHEN ANY CHURCH, SYNAGOUGE (SIC),MOSQUE OR TEMPLE CLAIMING TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH "GOD'S WILL" STILL HARBORS THOSE ARCHAIC IDEOLOGIES...THEY ARE NOT TRUE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS. And, scientifically speaking, if "Colored"/"Black" people were cursed, then why is darker skin physiologically superior to lighter skin? The lighter one is the more susceptible they are to sunlight intolerance and the immune compensates by creating an immune response that "encases" viruses instead of burning them out the system (witness/read the accounts of "White" europeans carrying diseases to indiginous people around the world.) Also, scientist around the world, have recently CONCLUDED that "White" people were a 2nd generation of a mutated strain from the original "Black" skin ("Pale" asians were the 1st,) so logically you can not "curse" someone to be "Black" if they already were "Black" BEFORE lighter pale-skinned people existed. In ancient times, religions did the same thing we do today: JUSTIFY THE OPPRESSION AND HATRED OF OUR PERCEIVED ENEMIES AND COMPETITORS, AS WEL AS TO BOOST THE SELF-ESTEEM OF THE MASSES IN THE NAME OF GOD. So with my 2nd entrence into this question (of which I begun) "Is there any OTHER people the Mormons deemed to be cursed by God?"

My deepest apologies. I had posted a similar question at another site around the same time and had forgotten if this was it or not. No harm or credit intended. However, the topic of discussion does not seem resolvable in this format since ONLY a MORMON can truly answer that question, and a MORMON with deeper understanding of church doctrine at its inception. I seriously doubt any qualified Mormon will answer because most are ashamed to admit the truth to "cursed colored" people who have just recently been accepted as Mormons, but I shal monitor this discussion because it is interesting to hear the responses.

Christianity has attributed darker skin color in general to god's cursing and unrighteousness since at least the third century AD and Mormonism reflects the attitudes prevalent at its 19th century founding. While Mormon tradition cited blacks and native americans specifically, the phrase "white and delightsome" suggests anything other than white is less desirable. Contemporary Mormonism does not teach the racialist positions, but the troublesome statements by past leaders have never been formally repudiated.

Scriptures identify only those two. We'll stick with what they do say. What they don't say is just speculation. - Also, note that we believe that the Negroes are the descendents of Cain, and that a dark skin is the mark that God placed on Cain TO KEEP HIM FROM BEING KILLED AS A MURDERER. No doubt God cursed Cain, but was the mark really the curse?

is the cashier for sale?!?! ;) (i'm joking.. i have a fiance.. HAHA!)

pizza!!! (dont worry, it tastes nothing like pizza, but its REALLY good... i always buy it) but my friends really like meatball too.

Cold cut trio on honey oat.

Seafood. It's plastic but tasty

i used to work there...you can't really go wrong with the club (turkey, ham and roast beef) and the BMT is really good too (pepperoni, salami and ham) depending on what market you live in i'd probably stay away from anything that is supposed to resemble fish (like the south or southwest) and if you get anything with the chicken strips on it make sure you get a look at the chicken before they put other stuff on it...some of them serve some pretty green looking chicken...but anyways HAPPY EATING!!

chicken bacon ranch or the turkey!

chicken bacon ranch or the turkey!

I cant trust a place that leaves meat in a metal container all day. Have you seen the meatballs? They have to stir them like every 15 minutes or else they sauce gets hard. Yuck

My personal favorite is turkey breast with baby spinach, green peppers, black olives, a little onion and sweet onion dressing.

Spicy Italian

We should be careful about this topic. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes that we are all Children of God our Heavenly Father, whatever race or color. The church does NOT teach that one race is better/lesser than another. We do believe that the actions of parents can influence their posterity. For instance, a pregnant mother who drinks or abuses drugs will result in negative consequences for the child. It wasn't the child's fault but he still suffers for what his mother did. As far I know, there are no other races that were cursed by God. It's important to realize what the curse is. The curse is NOT the color of skin, that was the sign of it. In the case of Cain who murdered Abel, his seed couldn't have the Priesthood. In the case of the Lamanites (children of Laman and Lemuel), this "curse" was that they didn't have the gospel. Alma 3:9 points out that for those who are righteous who marry a Lamanite, their children would lose the blessings of the gospel. Also those Lamanites who accepted the Church had the blessings of the gospel. Why was Cain's seed cursed? Why were the Lamanites cursed? In all honesty, we don't know why but God the Father did this. Today many people, especially those in South America and in Africa are accepting the blessings of the gospel. We allow all worthy males to have the Priesthood. Again, I don't know why God the Father did what he did but I trust that he knows that he loves all of his children.