{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreieckmzpv2nlqzbw2kuprnj7g2p7vqaasv6fmkpq22fgy6ynpx2sea",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:4iu5kbxn3dkxf3kli75g2to3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimz5zyo5d62"
  },
  "path": "/2026/04/03/latina-o-mormons-grow-in-numbers-and-in-faith-but-also-in-frustration-over-immigration/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-03T19:50:39.000Z",
  "site": "https://religionnews.com",
  "tags": [
    "Christianity",
    "Columns",
    "Faiths",
    "Flunking Sainthood",
    "Immigration",
    "Latter-Day Saints",
    "Opinion",
    "Opinion Top Three",
    "\"Mormon Barrio\" book",
    "anti-immigration",
    "Arizona immigration",
    "Hispanic Mormons",
    "ICE detention centers",
    "Latina/o Mormons",
    "LDS Latino community",
    "MAGA movement",
    "Mesa Arizona LDS temple",
    "Mormons and immigration",
    "NYU Press",
    "Russell Pearce Arizona",
    "Senate Bill 1070 in Arizona",
    "Sujey Vega"
  ],
  "textContent": "(RNS) — Latina/o Mormons 'know their gospel backward and forward,' said researcher Sujey Vega. This means they're all too aware when some of the church's members embrace MAGA stances that are un-Christian.",
  "title": "Latina/o Mormons grow in numbers and in faith, but also in frustration over immigration"
}