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It's still there in my post. By the way, both of those individuals are closely aligned with DezNat.

But, the statistics you posted are without attribution. And the accumulation and reporting of statistics can be misleading depending upon the method of collection and place of collection.

That's strange. I keep finding violent threats online (especially on Twitter/X) coming exclusively from the MAGA crowd. Just some quick examples:

Naturally, you have zero evidence to suggest that these "DEI candidates" were any less qualified than anyone else. You've bought into the histrionics that support your jaundiced worldview.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/charlie-kirk-black-women/

I was wrong. I misread his mom's post and thought it was the younger brother, for some reason. You were correct, he did dress up as the Groyper meme.

That picture is of his younger brother.

Who are "they"? We know next to nothing about the shooter.

Just an observation - If God is so concerned about humanity not rejecting His prophets and their messages, it sure would help if He stopped calling so many people (not all) of low moral character as "prophets" throughout history.

Where did you come up with these so-called "Common Claims"? Do you have specific examples? IMO, just about anything can be used to manipulate people, and the Commitment Pattern is no exception. In my experience, most missionaries weren't skilled enough to truly manipulate anyone. This whole thread looks like its own straw man, to some degree.

I don't have the time answer all of your questions as an exmo, but I will tell you this - I served my mission in TN and KY from 91-93. Even before my faith collapse, I knew evangelical Christianity would never be a viable option for me. I saw how these people lived their lives in large concentrations, I familiarized myself with their interpretations of the Bible and other doctrine, and I interacted with them daily and felt their disdain (not concern...disdain). When they march into exmo spaces and attempt to "help" us TRULY understand the Bible, it's a non-starter. More often that not, we know way more than they do. One side effect of teaching us what was wrong with other Christian faiths when we were LDS is that when we lost our faith and trust in the LDS Church, it thrust the majority of us straight into secularism. It's extremely difficult to unsee the criticisms of most of Christianity we grew up with throughout our lives.