Minisode 7 - Crush(ed) by the Church: David Archuleta’s Awakening (American Idol)

This week, we dive into the emotional and high-stakes departure of David Archuleta from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Once the squeaky-clean, soft-spoken American Idol runner-up and a golden boy for Mormon ideals, David has since pulled back the curtain on what it really meant to be closeted, controlled, and conflicted within a belief system that often functions more like a high-gloss cult than a church.

We unpack how high-demand religions like Mormonism weaponize purity, obedience, and community to keep people in—and the personal cost of getting out. David's public unraveling of his faith isn’t just a celebrity story; it’s a blueprint for surviving spiritual systems that don’t leave space for the full truth of who you are.

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