| Talk of Racism Emerges From FLDS Texas Polygamist Compound | |
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The FLDS compound built by polygamist leader Warren Jeffs and his followers continues to grow in Eldorado, Texas. Now Jeffs reportedly plans to dedicate a huge temple on the site and is predicting the end of the world. Meantime, evidence that Jeffs is preaching racism has surfaced in the Texas media as the people of Eldorado continue to wonder about their new polygamist neighbors. An Eldorado, Texas newspaper has obtained an audio CD that it says shows FLDS leader Warren Jeffs preaching racism to his sect. Jeffs and his followers are building a huge compound in Eldorado, including the first FLDS temple. Jeffs has selected certain followers from the Hildale and Colorado City polygamist community to join him at the Texas compound. Many of his followers have been banished from the cult and remain in the southern Utah and Arizona community. Jeffs reportedly plans to dedicate the temple in Texas on Wednesday and has also reportedly preached that end of the world would occur on April 6th. The Eldorado Success says it was handed a CD that contains racist sermons and lessons from Warren Jeffs referring to African Americans. Here's a portion of that CD. Purported voice of Warren Jeffs: "You see some classes of the human family that are black, uncouth or rude and filthy, uncomely, disagreeable and low in their habits, wild and seemingly deprived of nearly all the blessings of the intelligence that is generally bestowed upon mankind." "So I give this lesson on the black race that you can understand its full effect as far as we are able to comprehend. And that we must beware, if we are for the prophet, for priesthood, we will come out of the world and leave off their dress, their music, their styles, their fashions, the way they think - what they do, because you can trace back and see a connection with immoral filthy people." Jeffs also explains the black race which he calls the "Seed of Cain" survived the flood of Noah because Noah's son Ham was married to "a wife of that seed" which he identified as being black. Purported voice of Warren Jeffs: "And why did it pass through the flood? Because it was necessary that the devil should have a representation upon the earth as well as God," Jeffs goes on to say that anyone who mingles with the seed of Cain ... will lose all rights to priesthood blessings. He also tells girls not to date or seek their own husband but pray they will be prepared to be given a faithful husband. "And ladies, build up your husbands by being submissive. That's how you will give your children the success. You will want your children to be obedient and submissive to righteous living," Jeffs purportedly said. The audio clips are posted on the Eldorado Success web site at www.myeldorado.net . | |
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KUTV.com Originally broadcast April 5, 2005 | |
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