Brigham Young University
BYU’s LGBTQ students spotlighted in new grassroots documentary
By Kathryn Post — March 14, 2024
(RNS) — 'A Long Way From Heaven,' which debuts at a private premiere this week, was developed in secret over the last three years.
Carrie Sheffield’s journey to forgiveness after childhood in cultlike family
By Kathryn Post — March 5, 2024
(RNS) — In ‘Motorhome Prophecies,’ Sheffield chronicles her path toward forgiving her father, a self-declared Mormon prophet.
BYU officially restores honor code ban on ‘same-sex romantic behavior’
By Kathryn Post — August 30, 2023
(RNS) — The change, which adds language prohibiting ‘same-sex romantic behavior’ to the honor code, was already an unwritten rule on campus.
At the signing of the marriage act, these two gay Christian men took the next step
By Yonat Shimron — December 30, 2022
(RNS) — Rod Snyder and Alex Orton are among thousands of LGBTQ Christians fighting for the acceptance they were denied by their families, churches and schools.
Students across country walk out, allege LGBTQ discrimination at religious schools
By Alejandra Molina — October 10, 2022
(RNS) — 'You can just see there's this pattern and movement happening of students and employees at these Christian universities finally saying, ‘enough is enough,'' said Chloe Guillot, a graduate student at Seattle Pacific University.
Faculty, students sue Christian school over LGBTQ hiring ban
By David Crary — September 12, 2022
(AP) – A group of 16 students, faculty and staff at the Christian Seattle Pacific University sued the leaders of the school's board of trustees for an employment policy barring people in same-sex relationships from full-time jobs.
Nearly 200 religious colleges deemed ‘unsafe’ for LGBTQ students by Campus Pride
By Alejandra Molina — September 8, 2022
(RNS) — 'Campus Pride envisions campuses and a society free of anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice, bigotry, and hate,' said Campus Pride Executive Director Shane Windmeyer.
BYU speech therapy clinic’s cancellation of transgender services draws probe
By Alejandra Molina — April 7, 2022
(RNS) — Shane Reese, academic vice president at BYU, in a March 10 letter cited the church’s handbook in justifying the cancellation of the clinic’s gender-affirming speech therapy.
Liberty University football team realizes Falwell’s winning vision, but at what cost?
By Jonathan Merritt — November 20, 2020
(RNS) — Liberty is one of three teams in the running for the NCAA's top tier playoffs.
Joe Biden has best showing of any Democrat in Utah since 1964
By Jana Riess — November 5, 2020
(RNS) — Even heavily Mormon Provo, once reliably red, turned purple.
Muslim, Jewish college presidents focus on common goals with Christian educators
By Adelle M. Banks — February 4, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Zaytuna College and Yeshiva University, like their Christian counterparts, aim to reinforce their religious traditions to a younger generation as they educate them in fields ranging from liberal arts to law, their presidents said.
Stolen Mormon memorabilia spotlight LDS devotion to church artifacts
By Mark A. Kellner — December 12, 2018
(RNS) — Charges against a young dealer in Mormon history pointed up the degree to which LDS members' desire for historical artifacts makes them vulnerable to swindles.
Author of best-selling memoir ‘Educated’ comes to terms with Mormon childhood
By Jana Riess — May 21, 2018
Tara Westover grew up in an unusual Mormon survivalist family that stockpiled food for the endtimes and did not formally educate their children. Now the best-selling author of 'Educated' reflects on the Mormonism she left behind.
The Reformation turns 500. Do you have your Luther Playmobil action figure at the ready? I do.
By Jana Riess — October 18, 2017
It's the 500th anniversary of Luther's 95 theses! But author and scholar Craig Harline reminds us that we *might* have inflated the legend of what actually happened at the Wittenberg door.
Caffeine starting to be sold in Brigham Young University’s cafeteria
By Adelle M. Banks — September 21, 2017
(RNS) — In the 1950s, the school’s dining services decided not to sell caffeinated soft drinks and that practice held until Thursday.
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