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Utah billionaire leaves Mormon Church, donates to LGBTQ group
2021-12-22
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Billionaire Jeff Green resigned from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, writing in a letter to the church's president that he believes the institution has "hindered global progress in women's rights, civil rights and racial equality, and LGBTQ+ rights, according to an NBC News item that cited The Salt Lake Tribune.
He wrote that he will donate $600,000 to the LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Utah as the first major donation from his family foundation's giving arm, Dataphilanthropy. Equality Utah Executive Director Troy Williams said the organization is "incredibly grateful for Jeff's generosity and support."
Green, the chairman and CEO of the global technology company The Trade Desk, informally left the church a decade ago but made things official Dec. 20.
Green said in his letter that most of the church's members are "good people trying to do right" but that he believes "the church is actively and currently doing harm in the world." |
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