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The people doing this work often call themselves “exvangelicals,” or “ex-mos” for former members of the Latter-day Saints. Some call their campaign “#fundiesnark,” a phrase that apparently launched on Reddit, and is now a common hashtag on Instagram or TikTok. A more serious term is “deconstructor,” derived from the “deconstruction” concept pioneered by philosopher Jacques Derrida. Originally that meant exploring the dynamic relationship between a “text” — which could be writing, visual art, film or something else — and its social context. For the anti-fundamentalist movement, it’s become a favored term to describe the process of unlearning what they see as the toxic and unhealthy views enforced by conservative religion.