Religion discourse, side by side
The same metrics, measured the same way, across four communities: an ex-member space, a mixed space, a faithful space and a general religion baseline. A number only means something next to the others.
- r/exmormonEx-member
- r/mormonMixed
- r/latterdaysaintsFaithful
- r/religionNeutral baseline
Factual claims citing a source
Share of posts making a factual claim that link a primary or news source.
- r/exmormon
- 41%
- r/mormon
- 47%
- r/latterdaysaints
- 38%
- r/religion
- 33%
Echo-chamber score
How much less dissenting comments are upvoted than agreeing ones (0 = no difference, 100 = dissent always buried).
- r/exmormon
- 52
- r/mormon
- 34
- r/latterdaysaints
- 49
- r/religion
- 29
Talk about the Church vs. about yourself
Share of posts mainly about the institution, as opposed to personal life or recovery.
- r/exmormon
- 58%
- r/mormon
- 71%
- r/latterdaysaints
- 44%
- r/religion
- 39%
Logical fallacy rate, by type
% of sampled posts and comments flagged for each fallacy. Last 30 days.
- r/exmormon
- r/mormon
- r/latterdaysaints
- r/religion
What each community talks about
Share of posts by main topic. Each bar adds up to 100%.
- History & truth claims
- Finances
- Policy & LGBTQ
- Temple & doctrine
- Personal & family
- Humor & other
How each community reacts to Church events
Weekly post volume, indexed so a typical week = 100. Vertical lines mark Church events.
- r/exmormon
- r/mormon
- r/latterdaysaints
- r/religion
- 1. April General Conference, week of Apr 6
- 2. Policy announcement (sample), week of Jun 15
- 3. October General Conference, week of Oct 5