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Why is the LDS Church so defensive about data? asks Jana Riess

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Jana Riess: Shields up! Evasive maneuvers! How the LDS Church responds to perceived criticism. The faith’s insatiable need for public approval means we are supposed to emphasize how the church’s internal records show our metrics going up, up, up.