He went on to claim that some professors are teaching ideas that contradict gospel principles, causing students to doubt the Church. I was pretty skeptical and told him I thought it was more likely students were just figuring things out for themselves in college.

When I pressed him for evidence, all he could say was that it came up in Elders Quorum. Then he suggested I look into it myself.

Now, I'm kind of the odd one out in my friend's family when it comes to politics, so I can't help but think this is more about political views than actual Church doctrine.

He specifically mentioned a BYU professor supposedly teaching that the Church has made mistakes and that we should acknowledge past issues. I know the Church has some controversial history, but I find it hard to believe BYU faculty would be openly critical like that.

I'm wondering if there's any truth to what he's saying. Does BYU even hire non-member professors? The whole thing seems unlikely to me, but now I'm curious about what's actually going on at BYU these days.