Channel continues her story from her marriage, an embarrassing disciplinary council where she is judged for her “sins” by a group entirely of white men, and dealing with the fall-out of a marriage that was ill-suited from the beginning and facing the stigma of divorce within the LDS church as a woman of color. Channel marries again, this time to a non-member of the church and has two children. Despite her husband’s encouragement to leave, Channel continues to seek acceptance and approval from her religion despite her skin color. As she becomes disillusioned over time, Channel manages to stay in because of the influence of a few good friends, especially when her second marriage dissolves, and she finds herself needing more help. We learn more about race issues in general such as the difference between racism and white supremacy and how both show up in the Church’s doctrines, practices, and members, including being constantly talked down to and told what to do with her life and what to think even by friends over a decade younger than she. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bettenoir4 Watch Channel's Full Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbyGhOXVSqE&list=PLxq5opj6GqOCQclBv9mdHAYD5UQHb9YCp VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:00 Divorce in a Mormon context 00:09:00 Disciplinary Council & disfellowshipment 00:20:30 Surviving as a single mom after divorce, working at Red Robin 00:24:00 Questioning the Mormon church, ready to leave 00:33:00 Channel finds white Mormon men like her, but are not willing to be in an interracial marriage. Her Bishop says, “Utah isn’t ready for [Interracial marriage] 00:39:00 Enduring abuse and feeling shame from men and the church. 00:48:00 Meeting and marrying her 2nd (non-Mormon) husband. 00:54:00 Racism and Mormon prophets. 00:59:00 Interactions with a Mormon friend about racism and white supremacy 01:05:00 Channel’s husband warns her to leave the church, but she doubles down due to friends in the Church 01:18:30 Channel is told by a friend God cursed people to ‘protect’ them and teach white people to love ‘even evil people’ 01:20:00 Racism & condescension from white Mormon female “friends” 01:53:00 2nd marriage ends. Being a black single divorced Mom in Utah. “I went to church to survive” 02:02:00 Channel notices her lighter-skinned kids are treated differently than her darker-skinned kids. Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/leaving-mormonism-over-racism/ Related Videos: LDS Discussions Race & Priesthood: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqOCTTfO6ICeeySPeTB4Y1aX3 Mormon Leader Condemns Activism Towards the Church: https://youtu.be/IDRJgvAgcpY Gender Discrimination in the Mormon Church: https://youtu.be/k-sefu4zgwQ 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?default_interval=m 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/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: MormonStories@gmail.com PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #MormonStories #mormon #channelachenbach