Richard Lyman excommunicated
Leadership by old men: In Mormonism, gerontocracy is a blessing and a curse
By Jana Riess — February 15, 2021
(RNS) — With an average age of 90, top Mormon leaders are unlikely to be named in headlines about religious sex scandals. The cost of gerontocracy, though, is that they are also resistant to needed social change.
Mormon church leader excommunicated for 1st time in decades
By Jerome Socolovsky — August 9, 2017
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The last leader to be excommunicated was the late George P. Lee in 1989 after Lee, an American Indian, called Mormon leaders racist.
Top Mormon leader is excommunicated; how much do we deserve to know about why?
By Jana Riess — August 8, 2017
A Mormon "seventy" has been quietly removed from office and excommunicated from the Church. Would it be healthier if this were out in the open?
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