Prominent critics who have joined the church

[malkie]

On another thread,

Is there a list of MoPogists who have left the church?

Below is a list of all of the prominent critics of the church that I know of who have joined the church:


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Feel free to add to this list.

ETA: to be sure, I'm not knowledgeable on this topic - there could be hundreds, for all I know

[Fence Sitter]

He does not fit the criteria of being a critic, but Don Bradley left the church and has since rejoined it.

[malkie]

He does not fit the criteria of being a critic, but Don Bradley left the church and has since rejoined it.

I thought, briefly, about Don. I agree that he didn't fit as a critic - nor, for that matter, as an apologist.

In spite of that he's the closest I could think of.

[drumdude]

Does Lavina Fielding Anderson count?

She was excommunicated September 23 for apostasy, allegedly because of her article "The LDS Intellectual Community and Church Leadership: A Contemporary Chronology" in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. She also wrote chapter 9, "The Grammar of Inequity" in the book Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism (1992).

Anderson continues to attend LDS Church services as a non-member. She writes on Mormon issues, including editing the multi-volume Case Reports of the Mormon Alliance, an ongoing collection of interviews with Mormons who believe they were unfairly disciplined by the church. After her husband's death in 2018, Anderson's bishop approached her about reinstatement, the first ecclesiastical leader in the twenty-four years since she was excommunicated to do so.

The stake high council and regional council recommended to the First Presidency that she be reinstated, but on August 27, 2019, they received a denial without an explanation.

Anderson continues to attend weekly church services and published in 2020 a collection of essays regarding inclusiveness and gender inequality in her book Mercy Without End: Toward a More Inclusive Church.

The first presidency says ABSOLUTELY NOT!

[wenglund]

Korihor tried to come back. but couldn't be trusted.

But, you may have a point. Once people leave the light and more fully embrace the darkness, it is unlikely they will comprehend or embrace the light again.

Thanks, Wade Englund

[Doctor Scratch]

Nice to see you around, Wade. I’m curious, though: whatever became of your Center for Same-Sex Attraction Disorders project? (That’s what it was called, right?)

[drumdude]

Korihor tried to come back. but couldn't be trusted.

But, you may have a point. Once people leave the light and more fully embrace the darkness, it is unlikely they will comprehend or embrace the light again.

Thanks, Wade Englund

LOL

You're a real Mormon, Wade.

[IHAQ]

Nice to see you around, Wade. I’m curious, though: whatever became of your Center for Same-Sex Attraction Disorders project? (That’s what it was called, right?)

Are you joking?

[Dr. Shades]

Nice to see you around, Wade. I’m curious, though: whatever became of your Center for Same-Sex Attraction Disorders project? (That’s what it was called, right?)

Are you joking?

He isn't. See:

Center for the Study of Sexual Attraction Disorders

See also the following page for lots of commentary and analysis regarding the above page:

Who is Wade Englund?

[Doctor CamNC4Me]

Are you joking?

He isn't. See:

Center for the Study of Sexual Attraction Disorders

See also the following page for lots of commentary and analysis regarding the above page:

Who is Wade Englund?

Well, that was a blast from the past.

Wade,

Did you ever get in line with God’s will and find a lock for your key?

- Doc