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Well, at least he is consistent with his Mormon upbringing, I guess…
Yah. I am well aware to the culture of Mormonism. I’m just not surprised by his lack of support for the issue. Unclear on the downvotes. I guess people were surprised that someone in the Mormon in-group wouldn’t rebel?
I could be misinterpreting the article, but it seems Ken Jennings is actually shunning Newsom for being open to the idea that there shouldn't be trans kids or trans people in sports.
As someone raised in that religion and fortunately was able to escape, I was curious, so I did some sleuthing.
Ken considers himself to be a 'liberal Mormon.' I searched through a lot of his reddit posts (https://www.reddit.com/u/WatsonsBitch/) and essentially he was never able to break free of his childhood brainwashing and has become very good at mental gymnastics.
I met a lot of people like him growing up: bright individuals who lack any willingness to introspect and search for logical inconsistencies between their religion and their beliefs.
Still, Mormonism isn't merely a religion — it's a culture that can be daunting to turn your back on. Especially once they really have their hooks in you (you did the Mormon wedding ritual). But I'm sorry; you don't get to support trans rights full-throatedly and also support the Mormon church. That is Olympic levels of gymnastics.