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This is a list of well-known Mormon dissidents or other members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who have either been excommunicated or have resigned from the church – as well as of individuals no longer self-identifying as LDS and those inactive individuals who are on record as not believing and/or not participating in the church.
Less-active Mormon. Less active and inactive are terms historically used by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to describe a person who is not actively participating, but who is still on its membership records. Generally speaking, these are individuals who do not attend the church's services and are not ...
Ex-Mormon. Ex-Mormon or post-Mormon refers to a disaffiliate of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) or any of its schismatic breakoffs, collectively called "Mormonism". Ex-Mormons—sometimes referred to as exmo or postmo [ 1] —may neither believe in nor affiliate with the LDS Church. In contrast, Jack Mormons may ...
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; some early members came from Strangite church. More than 250,000 members as of 2006: Second-largest Latter Day Saint denomination. Headquartered in Independence, Missouri. Previously known as the "Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" (RLDS Church); organized by Joseph Smith III in 1860.
The demographics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints include statistical data relating to the church's population and particular groups within it. The church reports a worldwide membership of 16 million. [ 1] The church's definition of "membership" includes all persons who were ever baptized, or whose parents were members while ...
This list includes adherents of all Latter Day Saint movement denominations, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Community of Christ, and others. LDS Church members are usually considered either: "Active", meaning they attend church on a regular basis and are committed to living their religion,
The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PCUSA, is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States. It is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the country, known for its liberal stance on doctrine and its ordaining of women and members of the LGBT community as elders and ministers.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of "lapsed" in relation to "lapsed Catholic" is "no longer believing or following the teachings of a religion". [ 5] The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus associates the term "lapsed Catholic" as one who is backsliding. [ 6] Lapsing is thus not necessarily connected with a lack of belief. [ 7]