Jonathan Rauch, "a self-described atheistic Jewish gay man" would seem to be an unlikely advocate for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.   Yet here we are. In 2023, I started a thread about comments he made at the University of Virginia about what the Church is doing to advance "Civic Theology": Perspective: Jonathan Rauch underscores ‘civic theology’ of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the University of Virginia An excerpt: Fast forward