Church of Jesus Christ
Russell M. Nelson, 93, is expected to continue upholding the church's conservative doctrines.
The church amended an earlier statement addressing racism to specifically condemn "white supremacist attitudes."
Church officials have not said why Elder James J. Hamula was removed from church membership.
The adjunct professor and LDS member says the Mormon university objected to a pro-queer Facebook post.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"The men at the helm of the Mormon corporation are not stuck in the 1970s, they are stuck in the 1870s," one activist said in response to the changes.
"I believe that God wants us to treat each other with kindness, even if people are different -- especially if they are different."
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