Hans Remembers- Saturday January 10, 1970- 50 years ago.

- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that is would continue to exclude people of African descent from being able to serve as priests in their church.Β Later in the decade- church leaders changed their policy to announce the 1978 Revelation of Priesthood- removing the bar against the black persons serving as Mormon priests.

- Former Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jags cornerback Deon Figures was born 50 years ago today. Figures who was a first round pick in 1993 for the Steelers- played four seasons with the Steelers and two with the Jags. As a Steeler fan I would consider him a failed first round pick- but they have done worse with first round picks- Hi there Huey Richardson.

- Soviet cosmonaut and commander Pavel Bevyayey of 1965’s Voskhod 2 mission died from complications from surgery. He was forty-four years old.
Whenever there’s “churches” and “priests” combined with “banning” any type of people from it…..I personally would walk the other way. Fast. What does “god” have to do with exclusion, I wonder? Nothing. Seems pretty simple to me!
I agree pretty crazy.
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