Jeff T. Green, Chief Executive of the technology firm The Trade Desk, who is also believed to be the wealthiest man in the state of Utah worth an estimated $5.2 billion, announced he is leaving the Mormon church over its stance on a variety of social issues, including women’s rights,…
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Archived: Mormon Church: No Baptisms for Kids of Same-Gender Couples, Thousands Leave
By Sheryl Estrada Members of the group Mormons Building Bridges march in the Salt Lake City, Utah’s Gay Pride Parade in June. Photo by Shutterstock. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ new policy is causing a mass exodus. Thousands of members submitted letters of resignation to the church…
Archived: Mormon Church Announces Drastic Shift in LGBT Support
By Sheryl Estrada Elder Dallin H. Oaks speaks at a news conference on Jan. 27, 2014. New laws protecting the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender people now have the support of the Mormon Church, with the condition that religious freedom not be compromised. The church, however, still does…