on the “We represent the LDS faith” motivation and probably shared that mission a bit more freely to the outside world than he maybe should have. It made the media think he was a bit nutty, it alienated the non-lds or inactive lds portion of fans, and then the Pharisee type comments bothered even the active lds fans.
I’m saying yes, he was treated unfairly and more harshly than he should have but he did kind of bring it on himself and I think he enjoyed doing that.