{"id":53656,"date":"2025-11-04T13:55:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=53656"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:55:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:55:56","slug":"is-mark-pope-mormon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/is-mark-pope-mormon\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Mark Pope mormoon?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>When a new leader steps into a big role, like Coach Mark Pope taking the helm at the University of Kentucky, it\u2019s natural for folks to be curious! And for Coach Pope, this interest shines not just on his amazing basketball skills also on his personal faith. You see, Coach Pope is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day and this has sparked a lot of positive curiosity, especially among our Christian brothers and sisters. 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