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Mormon activist says excommunicated for doubting doctrine


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A council of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints returned the decision against John Dehlin, founder of the Mormon Stories website and podcast, after meeting on Sunday to decide his case, he told Salt Lake radio station KUER. Mormonism is bigger than the LDS church." Dehlin has previously said the church found fault with his positions on same-sex marriage, the ordination of women and for doubting key elements of orthodox Mormon theology. Eric Dawkins, a spokesman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, confirmed in a statement that Dehlin was excommunicated by local leaders of the faith for publicly expressing doubts about central tenets of the church. Dehlin's struggles with the church triggered one of its most high-profile disciplinary actions, stemming from his role as the outspoken founder of "Mormon Stories," an online discussion forum and podcast that has run for 10 years.

 

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