Midlevel Latter-day Saint leader doubles down on idea that top leaders shouldn’t be actively criticized

Sermon declares that ‘activism toward the church’ comes from Satan

A Latter-day Saint leader has called activism within the church “one of great mists of darkness.” Photo by Nathan Anderson; used under terms of the Unsplash license.

A recent sermon by a midlevel Latter-day Saint church leader is raising questions about the extent to which dissent by members of his church will be tolerated.

The talk, “Activism vs. Discipl…