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It Is Not a Cult — But Not Without Controversial Issues Either
Most people in the Mormon church are the nicest I’ve ever seen, but I’m not sure about the direction the leaders is going
December! It is a time for love and charity. It’s time broken hearts are healed, the lost souls find their ways home, repented lives are forgiven. And I guess all the churches/faiths around the world become safe havens for many at this time of year.
But someone is spoiling it for a particular church.
Jeff Green, a billionaire from Utah, wrote a letter to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints — the Mormon church — to tell them that he’s leaving the faith, and please take his name off of the records. He claimed that many members are “good people trying to do right,” but “the church is actively and currently doing harm in the world.”
He also donated $600K to an LGBTQ group.
I hate to say it — because I have so many nice, caring friends who are 110% faithful members — but I kind of feel the same way.
I left the Mormon church nearly 10 years ago, and though the main reason wasn’t exactly because of the church itself, I did have some doubts about the faith.
