Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the News

[Donuthole]

The Mormon connection of JEW doesn’t end there. I know the drummer who used to play with them before they got big.

Mitch Porter is Mormon?!?

[Northwestcoug]

Mitch Porter is Mormon?!?

no idea where the guy I know fit in with the chronology of the band. But it was in the early days.

[Donuthole]

Not sure if this has hit the news. Yet.

https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/co...tm_name=iossmf

[BigPiney]

Not sure if this has hit the news. Yet.

https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/co...tm_name=iossmf

I think that the kids attend Cedar Valley, so they are from Eagle Mtn, not Cedar City. But, yikes.

[Clark Addison]

I think that the kids attend Cedar Valley, so they are from Eagle Mtn, not Cedar City. But, yikes.

So we can't blame Solon for this?

[Jeff Lebowski]

I think that the kids attend Cedar Valley, so they are from Eagle Mtn, not Cedar City. But, yikes.

Eagle Mtn? Probably home-schooled.

[LVAllen]

Eagle Mtn? Probably home-schooled.

I'm unsure how this makes a difference. Unless Iron Mountain Public School District has a mandatory "Why Blackface is a Really Fetching Bad Idea" course, it's culture, not educational systems, that are at play here.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I'm unsure how this makes a difference. Unless Iron Mountain Public School District has a mandatory "Why Blackface is a Really Fetching Bad Idea" course, it's culture, not educational systems, that are at play here.

Sorry. That was just a lame attempt at a joke.

[RC Vikings]

https://people.com/music/david-archuleta-steps-back-from-mormon-church-after-coming-out-as-queer/

Who saw this coming?

[Commando]

https://people.com/music/david-archu...-out-as-queer/

Who saw this coming?

I think anybody who has known queer members of the Church. Unfortunately, we don't really make it easy for LGBTQs to remain active.

[MartyFunkhouser]

I think anybody who has known queer members of the Church. Unfortunately, we don't really make it easy for LGBTQs to remain active.

The current situation makes it pretty much damn near impossible. It will eventually reach a breaking point. It always does.

[Bo Diddley]

https://people.com/music/david-archu...-out-as-queer/

Who saw this coming?

Yeah, I remember hearing something before. I really feel for him and others in his situation. And I know other people just like him. The part of that article that just breaks my heart is this:

Suppressing his sexuality had taken a toll on him, and at his lowest, he says he contemplated suicide because of the church's doctrine: "I thought it would be a better choice to just end my life."

[Non Sequitur]

Yeah, I remember hearing something before. I really feel for him and others in his situation. And I know other people just like him. The part of that article that just breaks my heart is this:

Having known someone who was straight-arrow LDS into his mid 20's and who eventually killed himself because he couldn't reconcile his sexual orientation, stories like this break my heart.

[USUC]

I'm unsure how this makes a difference. Unless Iron Mountain Public School District has a mandatory "Why Blackface is a Really Fetching Bad Idea" course, it's culture, not educational systems, that are at play here.

I just can't comprehend how anyone, regardless of how sheltered they are, wouldn't know how off limits blackface is. Is it possible we have reached a point where no one talks about blackface because it's rare?

I was 7 when I watched this and it was so seared into my brain that it's what I think about when blackface is mentioned.

https://youtu.be/TURJKrvuWZ4

[Northwestcoug]

Yeah, I remember hearing something before. I really feel for him and others in his situation. And I know other people just like him. The part of that article that just breaks my heart is this:

I saw this play out for almost 2 decades with a family member until he stopped believing what the church told him. I suppose his eternal salvation is now in doubt, but there is no question his mental health is better outside of the church.