Mormon
A new Mormon temple rises in Ben Franklin’s Philadelphia
By Lauren Markoe — August 4, 2016
(RNS) The public gets a brief window to tour a temple soon to be closed to all but members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
California’s End of Life Option law: More peaceful deaths or moral quicksand?
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 7, 2016
(RNS) California's law expands access to aid in dying to 1 in 6 terminally ill Americans, cheering advocates and horrifying opponents who see danger ahead for the elderly and vulnerable.
For UFO enthusiasts at Oregon festival, ‘it’s all extraterrestrial’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 25, 2016
McMINNVILLE, Ore. (RNS) What's the difference between belief in a religion and belief in the paranormal? Not much, some say.
‘The prophet will never lead the LDS Church astray,’ and other Mormon heresies
By Jana Riess — May 16, 2016
The LDS Church is on a journey, just as we are. Let’s give it the space it needs to be true and living, not just true and dead.
How outdated Mormon teachings may be abetting ‘rape culture’
By guest — May 10, 2016
Mormon women, especially at LDS-owned schools, continue to be bombarded with the notion that they are at least partially responsible for sexual assaults.
Gay Mormon rocker no longer singing praises for his faith
By Jana Riess — April 30, 2016
Tyler Glenn's new solo video "Trash" says the Mormon religion is claustrophobic for LGBT people—and since the video ends with the singer's mock death, apparently fatal.
Mormon leaders’ push to help refugees is an antidote to some members’ frustrations
By Jana Riess — April 29, 2016
Given the LDS Church's "fetishization of the family," guest blogger Brandt Malone says the recent Mormon emphasis on helping refugees puts the focus back where it should be: on what Jesus would do.
Odd baby names show Mormons are unique … like everyone else
By Jana Riess — April 25, 2016
Kaisen? Haizley? Wraylynn? Guest blogger Jennifer Mansfield explores what Mormons gain by giving their children such unusual names.
Mormon growth slows to its lowest level since 1937. Here’s why that’s great news.
By Jana Riess — April 19, 2016
Why has Mormon growth slowed so much since the heady gains of the 1980s and 1990s, and why is this numeric stagnation considered a step forward?
Are Mormons in their 20s and 30s leaving the LDS Church?
By Jana Riess — April 14, 2016
More young adults appear to be leaving the Mormon fold, but the rate of their exodus is less severe than their peers in the Millennial generation.
Christian therapists push back against Tennessee counseling bill
By Jonathan Merritt — April 14, 2016
A Tennessee bill would allow mental health providers to refuse to treat patients based on their religious convictions. But Christian counselors say the bill is discriminatory and unnecessary.
Mormon fasting is a chance to “sit with discomfort”
By Jana Riess — April 9, 2016
"I am learning how to be uncomfortable" in a Mormon fast, says guest blogger Mette Harrison. "I am learning that I don’t have to have answers or to feel spiritually ecstatic."
From polygamy to incest, confronting the Old Testament’s strange sexual standards
By Jonathan Merritt — April 8, 2016
Some of the Bible's passages are deeply troubling, and despite the wishful thinking of some Christians, are difficult to reason away.
Apostle suggests Mormons were saved from Brussels attacks and Fiji cyclone
By Jana Riess — April 7, 2016
Elder Oaks suggested the Lord intervened to save Mormon missionaries and a Mormon temple. Isn't God bigger than this?
The first Mormon women: Polygamy, healings, and more
By Jana Riess — April 6, 2016
Membership in Relief Society used to be something you had to apply for, and several other surprises from the first 50 years of Mormon women's history.
