Excommunication With a Smile: Mormon Feminist Kicked Out of the Church

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Kate Kelly, the leader of Ordain Women, was officially excommunicated. She has no plans to stop improving the lives of Mormon women.

Published Jun. 23 2014 7:30PM EDT

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Kate Kelly, one of the two high-profile Mormons threatened with excommunication, was officially forced out of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. An all-male panel tried Kelly in abstentia on Sunday and convicted her of apostasy for her desire to improve women’s rights in the Mormon community.

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Emily Shire

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Excommunication With a Smile: Mormon Feminist Kicked Out of the Church

Kate Kelly, the leader of Ordain Women, was officially excommunicated. She has no plans to stop improving the lives of Mormon women.

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Emily Shire