The Mormon Church has struggled with the engraved racist passages in its most holy book of scripture such as the divine curse that came upon the Lamanites turning them into loathsome people with a skin of blackness. Anthropologist Dr. Thomas Murphy joined John and Gerardo to discuss racism in The Book of Mormon and how Joseph Smith stole native culture, mixed it with racist ideas of his time, published it, and sold it as theirs. We also discuss how these racist ideas contained in the Book of Mormon have transcended into modern Mormon Culture and beliefs. Chapters 00:00:00 Beginning 00:04:00 Main Argument: 19th Century Mistakes of Men 00:15:00 Is the Book of Mormon racist? 00:19:18 Concepts of race, DNA, and anthropology 00:35:00 Rod Meldrum and the chimpanzee argument 00:37:45 Book of Mormon ideas of race and skin color 00:48:40 Alaskans and Scandinavians 00:50:15 Rodney Meldrum's racism 00:56:00 Dating racial concepts in The Book of Mormon 01:00:00 Blaming victims of genocide for their own genocide 01:09:00 Concepts of race change over time and 19th Century America 01:25:45 Turning native converts white and delightsome 01:30:38 Mormons whitening native children in the 19th and 20th Century 01:35:00 Was the Mormon Indian Student Placement Program helpful? Thomas Murphy on Anthropology & Book of Mormon DNA: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqOCu3ABasNPxDQVOHjpM96pf Anthropology & Mormonism hhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqOA68Xoump1o482okGfTrPEi ABOUT US: Mormon Stories Podcast is the longest-running and most successful podcast in Mormonism - hosted by Dr. John Dehlin. At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We also occasionally interview scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1) Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology, 2) Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis, and 3) Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions. Mormon Stories Podcast is a product of the Open Stories Foundation - a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to supporting Mormons in religious transition. Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today: One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?d... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Amazon Smile: Be sure to select “Mormon Stories” website: https://smile.amazon.com app: https://amz.run/5r2M Our Platforms: Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7d... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstories... Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: MormonStories@gmail.com PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #MormonStories #Mormon #lds