Mormon billionaire resigns, rebukes faith over LGBTQ rights

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A billionaire who is believed to be the wealthiest person originally from Utah 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. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Jeff T. Green has pledged to donate 90% of his estimated $5 billion advertising-technology wealth, starting with a donation to a Utah LGBTQ-rights group. Green said he hasn’t been active in the faith widely known as Mormon for over a decade but wanted to remove his name from membership records. The church didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment.