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Ex-Mormon influencer tells Allie Beth Stuckey the angel Moroni is a…
Kighley Medrano, raised in the LDS church before becoming an evangelical Christian, made the claim on the podcast Relatable; religious and political media are picking it up.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on this story, from Weekend Edition at 2:32 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are TheBlaze's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by TheBlaze: “Ex-Mormon influencer tells Allie Beth Stuckey the angel Moroni is a demon”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 2:32 PM ET on Weekend Edition, by Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe promised you this one: a former Mormon turned evangelical influencer says the angel Moroni is a demon, and TheBlaze has the interview.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKighley Medrano was raised in the LDS church and left after she married her husband and became an evangelical Christian.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOn the podcast Relatable, she told host Allie Beth Stuckey that Mormonism has satanic underpinnings, and she contrasts its theology with the biblical gospel.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentShe's got a platform where she shares her testimony of leaving, so this is basically her whole content lane. Religion drama does numbers online.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorContent lane.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's a niche, Hank.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEx-members explaining why their old faith is wrong is a genre, and it always finds an audience in religious and political media.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe Moroni statue sits on top of temples, gold, trumpet in hand, and now someone's calling him a demon on a podcast. I'd hate to be the weathervane.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA claim about someone's faith is an opinion, and the church sees it very differently.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOf course. Still, a gold angel taking that kind of heat from the ground floor.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe's been on a roof for two centuries. Nobody's ever asked him to comment.
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