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sodium LAKE CITY (AP) a marketing technology billionaire has formally resigned his membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and rebuked the faith over social issues and LGBTQ rights in an unusual public move.

barry T. Green has pledged to give 90% of his estimated $5 billion fortune, starting with a $600,000 donation to the LGBTQ rights group equal rights Utah, The Salt Lake Tribune mentioned.

Green said in a Monday resignation letter to church director [url=https://issuu.com/charmingdate]charmingdate[/url] Russell M. Nelson that he hasn't been active in the faith for more than a decade but wanted to make his departure official and remove his name from membership records.

"there's no doubt that the Mormon church has hindered global progress in women's rights, Civil rights and racial equal rights, And LGBTQ+ rights, He submitted. Eleven close family and a friend formally resigned along with him.

The church didn instantly return a message from The Associated Press seeking comment Tuesday, But in recent years has shown a willingness to engage on LGBTQ rights that is unusual for a conservative faith. It maintains its doctrinal visiting team to same sex marriage and intimacy, But the faith didn block a 2019 ban on so called conversion therapy in Utah and in November high ranking leader Dallin Oaks called for a worldwide recognition of both religious rights and LGBTQ rights.

continues to be, The church has taken positions over the years which has been deeply painful for many in the LGBTQ community. natural, For his section, Said most church clients "Are good people wanting to do right, But he also worries about the faith's openness around its history and finances.

purple, 44, Now lives in ca has been. He is the CEO and chairman coming from Trade Desk, a marketing technology firm he founded in 2009.

He also mentioned concerns about a $100 billion stock market portfolio held by the faith. It was the subject of an irs whistleblower complaint in 2019, From a former employee who charged the church had improperly built it up using member donations that are meant to go to charitable causes.

Leaders have defended how the church uses and invests member shawls by hoda donates, Saying most is used for operational and relief needs, But a portion is safeguarded to build a reserve for the future. The faith annually spends about $1 billion on humanitarian and welfare aid, commanders have said.

The church has also come under criticism for small social positions. Women do not develop the priesthood in the faith, And Black men could not until the 1970s.

lately, even though, The faith has caused the NAACP and donated nearly $10 million for initiatives to help Black Americans. It has also caused Equality Utah to pass a state LGBTQ nondiscrimination law, With religious exemptions.

Another dominant onetime Latter day Saint sued the faith this year, Accusing it of fraud and seeking to recover quantities in contributions. James Huntsman is a member of one of Utah's renowned families and brother of a former governor. The suit was later cast out.