Excellent, well written, well explained and needed during a time of polarization.
David PreeceJanuary 13, 2026
You've made some excellent points here. It is disheartening to see fellow Latter-day Saints succumb to the conspiracy trap. As an example, surveys found that approximately 18–21% of Latter-day Saints endorsed at least one core QAnon belief—higher than the national average of 15%. There are several factors at play here, some historical, some cultural, and some structural. Persecution memory, moral absolutism, distrust of external authority, and subjective truth-validation can combine in ways that endorse modern conspiracy theories. This unique susceptibility is driven by the impact of these factors than by LDS theology itself. Diverse news sources and objective and rational (sometimes skeptical) analysis combined with a sound scriptural foundation, attention to Apostles and faithful introspection is the conspiracy-avoidance formula.
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Corey D.January 14, 2026
Excellent, well written, well explained and needed during a time of polarization.
David PreeceJanuary 13, 2026
You've made some excellent points here. It is disheartening to see fellow Latter-day Saints succumb to the conspiracy trap. As an example, surveys found that approximately 18–21% of Latter-day Saints endorsed at least one core QAnon belief—higher than the national average of 15%. There are several factors at play here, some historical, some cultural, and some structural. Persecution memory, moral absolutism, distrust of external authority, and subjective truth-validation can combine in ways that endorse modern conspiracy theories. This unique susceptibility is driven by the impact of these factors than by LDS theology itself. Diverse news sources and objective and rational (sometimes skeptical) analysis combined with a sound scriptural foundation, attention to Apostles and faithful introspection is the conspiracy-avoidance formula.
Danny MarlowJanuary 13, 2026
I thought we could keep politics out of religion
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