Mormon
5 Mormon General Conference highlights in tweets
By Jana Riess — April 4, 2016
I was bracing myself to be disappointed by General Conference, but it was uplifting and (dare I say it?) EVEN FUN AT TIMES. Here are my fave tweets.
Mormons to open Starbucks locations inside LDS temples
By Jana Riess — April 1, 2016
A surprising new arrangement to put a Starbucks inside every LDS temple has Mormons wondering: Is coffee now kosher?
The resurrection of Mark Driscoll
By Jonathan Merritt — April 1, 2016
How should Christians respond to the deposed pastor's return to ministry?
Bracing myself for LDS General Conference
By Jana Riess — March 31, 2016
The opening session on Saturday was amazing, so why am I apprehensive about this weekend's LDS General Conference?
Dear Mormon bullies: Haters NOT gonna hate on my watch
By Jana Riess — March 26, 2016
They imagine they help the LDS Church by abusing its teachings and covering their unethical verbal assaults by feigning prayerful affection. They're wrong.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir shows ‘Messiah’ for Easter, too
By Adelle M. Banks — March 23, 2016
(RNS) The Christmastime staple is no longer for Advent only.
8 quotes from Mormon leaders on independent thinking
By Jana Riess — March 23, 2016
Mormons have likely heard the adage that when the prophet speaks, the thinking has been done. These LDS leaders beg to differ.
4 Mormon missionaries injured in Brussels attacks
By Jana Riess — March 22, 2016
The hospitalization of three Mormon missionaries in Brussels prods me to remember: *Every* victim of terrorism could be my child, my sister, or my parent.
Mormon missionaries among Brussels casualties
By Lauren Markoe — March 22, 2016
(RNS) Others in the Paris-based mission have been asked by the church to stay home.
5 reasons Donald Trump has a Mormon problem (COMMENTARY)
By Jana Riess — March 22, 2016
(RNS) In Tuesday's Utah caucuses, Trump faces an uphill battle with Mormons, who form the majority of the electorate.
3 Untrue Christian cliches you’ve probably used (but shouldn’t)
By Jonathan Merritt — March 21, 2016
A new book by a leading mega-church pastor exposes popular Christian cliches as unbiblical and damaging.
Mormon church denounces ‘abusive’ LGBT therapy (COMMENTARY)
By Jana Riess — March 18, 2016
(RNS) After a Salt Lake City TV station aired a segment about a gay Mormon youth's trauma from conversion therapy, the LDS church finally spoke up.
5 reasons Donald Trump has a Mormon problem
By Jana Riess — March 18, 2016
Start with his misogyny, profanity and his antipathy toward immigrants. And there are still more reasons why he trails in Utah polls.
Mormon statement officially denounces ‘abusive’ conversion therapy for LGBTs
By Jana Riess — March 17, 2016
Well, hallelujah. This is quite a turnaround for Mormon culture.
Mormon ‘gospel art’: Kitsch or classic?
By Kimberly Winston — March 17, 2016
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Mormons call it "gospel art," and it's revered less for its quality as art than as glue.
