Mac (imported) wrote: Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:45 am
Show me where the Mormons refer to the Jews as Gentiles.
The term Gentile (from Latin gentilis, meaning of or belonging to a clan or tribe) refers to non-Israelite tribes or nations in English translations of the Bible, most notably the King James Version. It serves as the Latin and subsequently English translation of the Hebrew words ΧΧΧ (goy) and Χ ΧΧ¨Χ (nokhri) in the Old Testament and the Greek word αΌΞΈΞ½Ξ· (Γ©thnΔ) in the New Testament.
Today, the primary meaning of gentile is "non-Jew".Latter-day Saints Church usage Main article: Mormonism and Judaism In the terminology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("LDS Church"; see also Mormon) the word Gentile takes on different meanings in different contexts which may confuse some and alienate others. Members of the LDS church regard themselves as regathered Israelites, and so sometimes use the word Gentile to refer to all non-members. According to John L. Needham of Utah State University, "Mormons in the American West applied gentile, as an adjective as much as a slur, to nearly everyone and everything that did not adhere to their faith or desert kingdom." Because they had suffered persecution, the word gentile was "a call to circle the wagons socially and politically around the fold".[6] In such usage Jews may be colloquially referred to as "Gentiles" because they are not members of the LDS Church. However, the traditional meaning is also to be found in the introduction to the Book of Mormon, in the statement that it is written to both "Jew" (literal descendants of the House of Israel) and "Gentile" (those not descended from the House of Israel or those of the tribe of Ephraim scattered among the "Gentiles" throughout the earth). Needham writes that Mormons have "outgrown the term".[6] In order to avoid confrontation and pejorative connotations, Latter-day Saints in the 21st century avoid using the word Gentile in everyday matters, preferring "non-member". Gentile is usually reserved for discussions of scriptural passages.
As a fallen saint I can tell you that this is true.
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