Mormon Sci-Fi Author Admonishes Brandon Sanderson Lamenting He's Chosen To "Carry Water For The Wokies"

In 2024, Mormon science fiction author Brad Torgersen called out Brandon Sanderson for his promotion of evil ideologies contrary to his religion. Now, he’s posted that he laments Sanderson working “to carry water for the Wokies.”

Brandon Sanderson has been under enough scrutiny for his hard push of the evil LGBTQ+ agenda over the last year as he’s become an identity politics icon for the left with his recent work. Many believe Sanderson is being used as a bludgeon because of his being a white male and Mormon, which deflects the LGBTQ+ propaganda from criticism because they can point to someone of a contrary identity supporting their Satanic cause.

Many fans complained about the main plotline of a gay romance between two men, promoted in the book as if it is a positive lifestyle instead of the sexual sin that it is. Moreover, it’s noted the scenes are forced and out of place in a medieval fantasy setting where it feels ham-fisted and modern.

Wind and Truth comes after a blog post updating his stance on LGBTQ as Sanderson has gone from a devout Mormon who refused to include such evils in his books, to putting them as background characters in Stormlight Archives to acknowledge they exist, to actively promoting the sinful lifestyles.

Sanderson posted, saying, “My current stance is one of unequivocable support for LGBTQ+ rights. I support gay marriage. I support trans rights, the rights of non-binary people, and I support the rights of trans people to affirm their own identity with love and support. I support anti-discrimination legislation, and have voted consistently along these lines for the last fifteen years. I am marking the posting of this FAQ item, at the encouragement of several of my LGBTQ+ fans, with a sizable donation to the Utah Pride Center and another to The OUT Foundation.”

He continued saying this new stance would influence his books like The Stormlight Archives, saying, “I put LGBTQ+ people into my books, and will continue to do so. Not because I want to fulfill a quota, but because I genuinely believe that it is right for the characters–and is a good and important thing for me to be doing.”

Brandon Sanderson has responded to heavy criticism on his blog by pushing even harder for the LGBTQ+ at the expense of his Mormon religion, rambling with mixed messages that make no logical sense given the Bible’s very clear message in 1 Cor 6:9-10 “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”

Brad Torgersen is a former Baen Books author and Dragon Award winner for best science fiction. In 2024, he posted an admonishment of Sanderson with a page directly from Mormon doctrine on the family. Sanderson had no reply other than to rant about “nuance” and to beg Torgersen not to judge him by using most non-Christians’ favorite “judge not lest ye be judged” out of context Bible verse.

Now, Torgersen has commented again on X after Sanderson’s latest blog post pushing for the LGBTQ agenda. Torgersen said, “To be clear, I do not hate Brandon Sanderson. I am *disappointed* in Brandon Sanderson. Huge difference between these two sentiments. Brandon had a chance to leverage his colossal platform in defense of his church, but instead used his platform to carry water for the Wokies.”

The left conflates hating the sin with the sinner intentionally in situations like this, which is why they constantly fling insults like “hateful bigot” at anyone they disagree with, ironically not understanding that they are acting as hateful bigots by deplatforming and refusing to engage with anyone who thinks differently than they do on identity politics.

Torgersen followed up saying, “It's the Kurt Bestor problem. Many people in Utah don't remember Bestor. For a moment there in the 1990s he was the composer-hero of the LDS world. Earning plaudits both along the Wasatch, and beyond. Then around 2000 he threw away his marriage at the same time he threw away the church, and became just another "artiste" music guy with a complicated personal life, and no distinctiveness.”

He also noted the poor quality of The Stormlight Archive as long-time fans have been criticizing it, saying, “You're not the only one expressing disappointment in Stormlight, and its trajectory. I've not read anything new by Brandon in well over a decade. But mostly because I realized early on that his style and subject matter weren't to my taste. Which is not his fault. But yah. I am seeing some unhappy chatter from Sanderson fans these past couple of weeks.”

It's odd Sanderson seems more keen to worry about what the LGBTQ+ mafia thinks of him rather than listen to admonishment of those who share his Mormon church, and it’s another example of how wokeism is its own religion, one that serves this world and the devil in what it does. No good faith speaking out on issues or attempts to show brotherly love in admonishment can be accepted because the movement is based on “pride” and therefore one’s own ego.

Until Brandon Sanderson can get rid of his own pride and accept that in order to walk the way of Christ he needs to shun the evil ideologies that promote sin in this world, he will continue to disappoint his Mormon brothers and Christians who don’t want constant lectures on gender and sodomy somehow being “virtuous” things.

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