Look, I think it's great that the LDS Church is trying to loosen up. I'd be celebrating if I didn't know about the much darker undercurrent of much more serious problems that these changes are meant to ease pressure from.

This doesn't fix the hundreds of billions of dollars in investments (some which are bad for humans and the earth), or the sex abuse cover-ups, or the rampant abuse of all kinds in many LDS families. Or the racism and genocide. Or the LGBTQ+ problems. Or the draconian purity culture. Or the strict rules on tithing, obedience, and following the prophet (or else you lose everything including your family).

Could I erase a few of the more obvious items in my book that I called them out on? Yes. But the heavy stuff remains.

As they ease the pressure on missionaries (who STILL pay for the privilege of giving up 6-24 months of their lives to be the Church's unpaid sales arm while they are overworked and hardcore brainwashed), I hope the pressure on them to change doesn't lift. They've got so much further to go.

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