Iʼd flee too if church leaders were matchmaking me in order to enforce racial divides. Mormon church example, emphasis mine:
“We recommend that people marry those who are of the same racial background generally,
and of somewhat the same economic and social and educational background (some of
those are not an absolute necessity, but preferred), and above all, the same religious
background, without question” (“Marriage and Divorce,” in 1976 Devotional Speeches of
the Year [Provo: Brigham Young University Press, 1977], p. 144).
Iʼd flee too if church leaders were matchmaking me in order to enforce racial divides. Mormon church example, emphasis mine:
Source: Aaronic Priesthood Manual 3. (1995). churchofjesuschrist.org. Chapter 31 “Choosing an Eternal Companion”. Accessed 2024-06-13.
Context: This manual is what is currently taught to young men beginning at age 12.