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The former Mormon who created a hacktivist website

Apr 28, 2017
Ryan McKnight believed his church needed greater transparency.
“Our goal is to promote transparency within the Mormon Church,” said Ryan McKnight, creator of MormonLeaks, a website where users post information anonymously about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Above, a line of people wait outside the Provo City Center Temple.
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'Genies' head to Salt Lake City to grow family tree

Jul 17, 2013
Salt Lake City has become the genealogical capital of the world, and it's all because of Mormonism.