Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi and John Dehlin
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:52 pm
Everyone is familiar with the scene in Star Wars when right before Obi Wan is killed, he tells Darth Vader, "You can't win. If you strike me down I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine." https://youtu.be/8kpHK4YIwY4?t=50
John Dehlin was excommunicated in 2015. I'm convinced the church felt confident that by excommunicating John they would be greatly reducing his influence and reach.
As the last 8 years have shown, nothing could have been further from the truth. Mormonstories has over 57 million video views on YouTube alone. In addition, there are tens of millions of downloads on Spotify, Apple and other podcast formats across the internet. https://www.youtube.com/@mormonstories/about
Whatever you feel about John Dehlin, you can't deny the massive influence and reach he has. He has made the church confront many uncomfortable truths and has educated millions. The church should not have struck down John Dehlin. He has become more influential than the church could have possibly imagined.
John Dehlin was excommunicated in 2015. I'm convinced the church felt confident that by excommunicating John they would be greatly reducing his influence and reach.
As the last 8 years have shown, nothing could have been further from the truth. Mormonstories has over 57 million video views on YouTube alone. In addition, there are tens of millions of downloads on Spotify, Apple and other podcast formats across the internet. https://www.youtube.com/@mormonstories/about
Whatever you feel about John Dehlin, you can't deny the massive influence and reach he has. He has made the church confront many uncomfortable truths and has educated millions. The church should not have struck down John Dehlin. He has become more influential than the church could have possibly imagined.