“There’s clearly components of the Mormon faith that I really feel fairly strongly are dangerous, particularly to our homosexual youth,” the 36-year-old mentioned.
Think about Dragons’ frontman Dan Reynolds says he felt he’d been “duped” by the Mormon faith.
In an interview with Folks Journal, the singer opened up about rising up in a “actually conservative” family earlier than attending Brigham Younger College and serving as a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionary for 2 years in Nebraska.
The 36-year-old seemed again on his “sophisticated” emotions with the faith now that it has been a number of years since he was a training Mormon.
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“There’s clearly components of the Mormon faith that I really feel fairly strongly are dangerous, particularly to our homosexual youth,” mentioned Reynolds, who’s an ally to the LGBTQ+ group. He based LOVELOUD Basis in 2017, which helps the younger members of the group.
“At instances I really feel fairly remoted from my household, however I additionally love them and am near them and see them, and there is no animosity there,” Reynolds mentioned. “I am on a unique path. I’ve to like myself sufficient to comply with my reality.”
The “Radioactive” singer advised the publication he had quite a lot of anger throughout his 20s and early 30s towards the faith, which is when he felt he’d “been duped” by Mormonism.
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“[I] noticed quite a lot of the hurt that got here from it for me personally, but it surely additionally appeared to work extremely nicely for my household, they usually’re all wholesome, glad people,” he mentioned. “As I’ve gotten older, I am not offended about it anymore. If one thing works for somebody, that is actually great and uncommon, and I do not wish to mess with it.”
Reynolds — who’s considered one of 9 kids — mentioned he “at all times struggled” with the faith and has chosen to not increase his 4 kids with ex-wife Aja Volkman within the church.
“My best purpose daily is to not manipulate my children. I actually do not wish to attempt to inform them what their non secular path needs to be,” he mentioned. “I give them my ideas and clearly attempt to defend them and maintain them, whereas additionally ensuring they’ve freedom and company to decide on no matter they need.”
Reynolds shares daughters Arrow, 11, Gia and Coco, 7, and son Valentine, 4 with Volkman.
Reynolds and Volkman introduced their break up in April 2018 after 7 years of marriage.
