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Pop singer Archuleta’s memoir details struggle with parental abuse and religious rejection

Book review: ‘Devout: Losing My Faith to Find Myself’ by David Archuleta, ★★★★✯

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G.F. Erichsen
Feb 23, 2026
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David Archuleta with a microphone in front of him and several people in the background
David Archulate at the 2024 GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Photo by Stay Tuned, distributed via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 license.

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