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Hinckley’s Racist Contradictions

 May 10 – Acts 17:26 “And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation.”

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Ask a Mormon what they think of Mr. Hinckley’s statement. Wouldn’t it mean that he should be disqualified from holding their priesthood because of the oaths he took before they allowed blacks in?

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General Conference, ‘The Need for Greater Kindness,’ April 2006 “I remind you that no man who makes disparaging remarks concerning those of another race can consider himself a true disciple of Christ,” said President Hinckley. “How can any man holding the Melchizedek Priesthood arrogantly assume that he is eligible for the priesthood whereas another who lives a righteous life but whose skin is of a different color, is ineligible?” – Gordon B. Hinckley

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