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|L1=Gospel Topics: "Today, the Church disavows the theories advanced in the past that black skin is a sign of divine disfavor or curse, or that it reflects actions in a premortal life"
|L2=Gospel Topics: "Even after 1852, at least two black Mormons continued to hold the priesthood"
|L3=Question: What are the "curse of Cain" and the "curse of Ham"?
|L4=Question: When did a biblical curse become associated with the "Hamites?"
|L5=Question: When did the "mark of Cain" become associated with black skin?
|L6=Question: How did the "curse of Ham" or "curse of Cain" become associated with Mormonism?
|L7=Question: Is interracial marriage prohibited or condemned within the Church?
|L8=Question: Do the Book of Abraham and the Book of Mormon link a person's skin color to their behavior in the pre-existence?
|L9=Question: Do the scriptures promote racism?
|L10=Question: How can one reconcile the patriarchal blessings given to blacks during the priesthood and temple bans?
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{{:Gospel Topics: "Today, the Church disavows the theories advanced in the past that black skin is a sign of divine disfavor or curse, or that it reflects actions in a premortal life"}}
{{:Gospel Topics: "Even after 1852, at least two black Mormons continued to hold the priesthood"}}
{{:Question: What are the "curse of Cain" and the "curse of Ham"?}}
{{:Question: When did a biblical curse become associated with the "Hamites?"}}
{{:Question: When did the "mark of Cain" become associated with black skin?}}
{{:Question: How did the "curse of Ham" or "curse of Cain" become associated with Mormonism?}}
{{:Question: Is interracial marriage prohibited or condemned within the Church?}}
{{:Question: Do the Book of Abraham and the Book of Mormon link a person's skin color to their behavior in the pre-existence?}}
{{:Question: Do the scriptures promote racism?}}
{{:Question: How can one reconcile the patriarchal blessings given to blacks during the priesthood and temple bans?}}
(''For further discussion see:'' [[Fallibility_of_prophets|Official Church doctrine and statements by Church leaders]].)
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[[pt:Mormonismo e Assuntos Raciais/Negros e do sacerdócio/A "maldição de Caim" e "maldição de Cam"]]

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