UTAH: Seth Keshel military data scientist with analysis of 2020 election. Telegram link inside.
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I mean, I imagine that's true to some extent. Look at the catholic church and southern baptist congregation officials. Same story. But the numbers don't lie. Utah is what? 70-80% Mormon? So just based on that fact alone, the overwhelming majority of them HAVE to be conservative for these numbers to work out. I think it's probably more the religious association public officials that are becoming SJWs, because they think that's the "cool" thing to do. Most actual Church/Temple goers are overwhelmingly conservative and in disagreement with the "leaders" on such topics though.
This is why there's a weird shift in religious demographics where people identifying as some form of Christian is at a 100 year high, but church attendance is at a 50 year low. People are leaving morally corrupt churches and congregating online until they can find a church that doesn't pervert God's word. Case in point, Catholics are having a mass exodus with the majority of people converting to Lutheranism, since it's basically Catholicism without the pope and vatican hierarchy belief wise.
I think you're too high. Probably closer to 60%. I live in a neighborhood of approximately 40 houses and only 4 have practicing members in them. That's maybe 22 people between those four homes. I realize that's counting households and not individuals, but still, that number probably surprises you.
I personally know two households who have ceased church attendance solely based on LGBT issues. The LGBT "ally" mentality runs deep in Salt Lake County. I pass by pride flags and BLM stuff routinely.
Just recently I visited a household that I thought consisted of practicing members. They were flying a pride-style "ally" flag out front. I went inside and found a bottle of beer in a cooler (I mention this because that is wildly out of character for a practicing LDS household). I found out from a co-acquaintance of this household that they recently ceased church attendance, seemingly over LGBT "ally" issues.
What I'm intending to say here is: if you're not from Utah, then things are not what you think they are in Utah, especially Salt Lake County.
A work van at my brother's employer was broken into. He posted about it on social media, and someone from out of state commented that she didn't think things like that happened in Utah. I couldn't believe that people think that! Gangs used to refer to Utah as "Disneyland" because they could get away with anything, and that lack of police preparedness is what allowed crime to go unchecked for some time in Utah.
Regarding the majority of members being "conservative," it's sometimes a disassociated kind of conservative. Like, "moral" conservatism. A sort of "it's right to have open borders because it's what Jesus would want" type of thing without recognizing the severe threat of it. This is where we get people like Romney. The "be nice and don't curse" type of moral conservatism, not the resolute and critically observant conservatism that is espoused by individuals such as those we find on this board and supporters of President Trump.