The Deseret News reports — superficially — on the trials of 158 blacks among the 30,000 students enrolled at Brigham Young University. Niiboi Amertev from Ghana, told the DNews that he feels white people in Utah obviously don't feel comfortable around him. "Actions speak louder than words."
Barima Kwarteng a computer engineering major from Ghana, says most people at BYU "think I'm here to play sports."
The students also said they don't appreciate the folklore spread by seminary teachers regarding blacks in the church, such as blacks were punished with the color of their skin because they "sat on the fence," or weren't fully committed to Christ in the pre-mortal life.
Such folklore is not supposed to be taught in the seminary program, says Thomas R. Valletta, director of the Church Education System curriculum.
Says Catherine Spruill, a black Cougar, says:
"People make ignorant remarks. They're not worth remembering. We've been commanded to forgive. The easiest way to forgive something is to forget about it."
1 Comments:
the lds church does need to come forward and clarify its position with the african american community if they plan on having any sort of credibility in the future.
are they just going to ignore comments that brigham young and joseph smith made about slavery?
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