tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post4513581040100884307..comments2024-03-01T11:17:49.152-07:00Comments on Religion in American History: Nobody Knows the Curses We've SeenPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-54663485025701642742012-10-16T13:24:18.006-06:002012-10-16T13:24:18.006-06:00Here's the link to _The Daily Show_ featuring ...Here's the link to _The Daily Show_ featuring several people from our doc. <br />http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/10/10/the-daily-show-spotlights-the-dilemma-of-black-mormons/Margaret Blair Younghttp://www.blackmormonfilm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-47732336785063265022012-10-16T10:28:25.661-06:002012-10-16T10:28:25.661-06:00Here it is, folks http://www.patheos.com/Mormon/Pa...Here it is, folks http://www.patheos.com/Mormon/Pastor-to-Pastor-Margaret-Blair-Young-09-18-2012?offset=2&max=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-54108316707967964802012-10-16T10:17:37.732-06:002012-10-16T10:17:37.732-06:00To be honest, reading _The Color of Christ_ opened...To be honest, reading _The Color of Christ_ opened some storehouses of memory and curiosity. I was born in 1955, and so have memories of the Civil Rights Movement from a Mormon perspective. I also remember when the Christus was put in the SLC Visitors' Center, and the first time I saw it (1966 or 67). I do have a picture of Pastor Cecil Murray by the Christus, which I put in the Patheos article about LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley's apology to Pastor Murray for the Church's involvement in slavery and racism.Margaret Blair Younghttp://www.blackmormonfilm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-44267662385873525162012-10-16T09:48:51.625-06:002012-10-16T09:48:51.625-06:00Margaret Young has SO MANY fascinating stories to ...Margaret Young has SO MANY fascinating stories to tell ... and to help others to tell as well. Thanks for you work!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-68222728423757903572012-10-16T09:41:51.245-06:002012-10-16T09:41:51.245-06:00Such good points, Edward! The picture you have of ...Such good points, Edward! The picture you have of the beautiful woman next to a white Jesus is of Tamu Smith, most recently seen on _The Daily Show_ as one of a panel of black Mormons responding to the interviewer's shock that there would be any LDS members of color. It was she who gave me a picture of an African American Jesus. This picture had become controversial in the BYU Bookstore because someone claimed it was "blasphemous." Tamu led the fight to get it back into the store after it was removed. She succeeded, though after it sold out, it was not re-stocked. The resolution to the challenges the film presents won't come until there is a clear statement repudiating past folklore from the highest church leaders. Whenever the priesthood restriction comes up, we Mormons still hear about curses, even from young members. I heard it last year from a 16-year-old in my Sunday school class.Margaret Blair Younghttp://www.blackmormonfilm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-38988560815798504922012-10-16T09:06:23.828-06:002012-10-16T09:06:23.828-06:00Excellent review, Ed. I appreciate the perspective...Excellent review, Ed. I appreciate the perspective you bring to this, and especially like your consideration of the stories told by background images. Thanks!Christopherhttp://usreligion.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com