Religion News Service columnist Jana Riess reports on a survey of Latter-day Saints and former members about why they leave or stay in the church.
A temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Saratoga Springs, and a meetinghouse in Kaysville. A new survey sheds light on differences between Latter-day Saints and former members.When Josh Coates and Stephen Cranney wanted to learn more about members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they had to strategize about the best ways to reach them. More and more people aren’t answering surveys, either by phone or online.
“That was surprising, how defined that difference was,” Coates said. “Current Latter-day Saints are off the charts on purity and sanctity. And for former members, what’s interesting is that in in-group loyalty, they’re significantly lower even than the liberals.” “This portion of the survey,” he said, “is only useful in answering the question ‘What do former members prefer to respond when asked on a survey why they left?’”More than 4 out of 5 former members say that returning is “very unlikely,” with an additional 10% saying it’s unlikely.
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