In what may well be described as the climax of his recent feature about the state of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today, McKay Coppins - himself a Latter-day Saint - retells a story as a reporter in a large meeting with the CEO of the company he wrote for at the time.
The presentation compared Mormons to Jews and ended by gently mocking the faith McKay had long called his own. He describes how he, "felt that familiar tug - to smile politely, to laugh agreeably." Eventually, he faked a phone call so no one could see his embarrassment.
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