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Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds Explains Why He Left Mormonism: I 'Love Myself Enough to Follow My Truth' (Exclusive

Dan Reynolds tells PEOPLE about his "complicated" relationship with religion in this week's issue.

In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, the musician explains his “complicated” relationship with religion and the way he’s learned to navigate his decision to walk away while his family remains active in the church. "There’s obviously parts of the Mormon religion that I feel pretty strongly are harmful, especially to our gay youth,” says Reynolds, who in 2017 founded the LOVELOUD Foundation in support of the young LGBTQ+ community. The “Eyes Closed” singer — whose new album Loom is out now — says he “always struggled” with religion, even while growing up the seventh of nine children to parents Ronald and Christene.

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