“You can take the person out of Mormonism, but you can’t take the Mormonism out of the person.”
These are just two of the adages I’ve heard about ex-Mormons — former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
It’s mostly current, active Latter-day Saints I hear saying these things, painting a portrait of former members as angry, hateful people who are obsessed with tearing down the church.
Statistically, though, most former Mormons do appear to leave the church alone. In fact, many weren’t 100% committed to it in the first place.