Fact check: Is Ruby Franke Mormon? Religion explored
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Is Ruby Franke Mormon?
Recently, the former family YouTube vlogger, Ruby Franke was arrested on August 30 after being suspected of committing aggravated child abuse and having been a member of the Mormon Church or the LDS Church, which is formerly known as the Church of Jesus Christ. Reportedly, the Franke family had been among the family vloggers on YouTube who were also members of the LDS Church. However, Ruby started her channel named 8 Passengers in 2015 and documented her daily life with her husband and six kids. Furthermore, before closing the channel earlier in 2023, she co-created another channel, named, ConneXions, with Jodi Hilderbrandt, who is a therapist by profession. Her second channel included podcasts and videos related to support groups of moms by discussing parenting principles, creating classes, and eventually opening homeschooling.
However, in the midst of Ruby and Jodi’s arrest, many concerning factors about their content on new channels have surfaced. However, the disturbing events shown or discussed in Ruby Franke’s 8 Passengers are also being spread online as viewers are left amassed at parenting methods. Moreover, the audiences started labeling the couple as a cult after they began expressing homophobia, transphobia, and ableism in their videos. In November 2022, a Reddit user shared a post asking if Ruby Franke was still a Mormon by religion and comparing her YouTube channel with The LeRoys, another family who were also Mormons. The user wrote that while both these families are members of the Church. The user added and said that family appeared to be more old-fashioned and extreme.
