A Texas activist has been excommunicated from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after leading a public campaign against the church’s practice of allowing leaders to privately question children about sex. Sam Young, a former Mormon bishop from Sugar Land, read a church letter announcing the decision during a press conference in Salt Lake City on Sunday. George Frey via Getty Images Sam Young, former Mormon bishop, talks to supporters in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sunday. In June, the church released a list of the questions bishops typically ask interviewees during these conservations. George Frey via Getty Images Sam Young holds up a letter that informs him that he has been excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Source: Huffington Post September 17, 2018 23:03 UTC