• @LordGimp@lemm.ee
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    152 days ago

    Every time he tithes to that house of abuse and oppression, he IS actively doing something bad. Is that not enough for you?

    • @syreus@lemmy.world
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      172 days ago

      No. And his books are good.

      He tithes and hopes those funds go toward the good things the church accomplishes.

      He has a lot of explanation on his relationship with the church and his stance on not allowing his religion to negatively affect his writing.

      He has consistently advocated for lesser know authors and fought against Amazon to improve conditions for them.

      His books are full of LGBTQIA+, neurodiverse people, women passing the bechdel test, and irl cultural inspiration from around the world.

      He actually hires people to consult on things like schizophrenia so he doesn’t promote misinformation.

      The thing you are asking him to do is abandon his community. Instead he works to better it from the inside. He is a lecturer at BYU and is directly exposed to the future leaders of that church. Let him cook.

      So yeah I don’t like his religion’s track record but anyone who has investigated the guy can see he’s a fair author and the criticism is hyperbole.