‘OBEDIENCE CULTURE’: HOW AMERICAN ECCLESIASTICAL TRENDS HAVE MATERIALLY COMPROMISED THE NATION’S MORAL LEADERSHIP Speaking generally, “obedience culture” values conformity over competence, unflinching faith over critical thinking, and institutional loyalty over human dignity. I examine the ascendancy of obedience culture within LDS and other U.S. religious communities and explore its recent, forcible extension into American public …