Sleeveless Mormon temple garments, finally! Why now?
(RNS) — Many members, especially women, have been asking for a sleeveless temple garment for years. Will the change make young adults more likely to wear garments? The post Sleeveless Mormon temple...
View ArticleDear Mormons, our history of worrying about ‘impure blood’ doesn’t end well
(RNS) — Latter-day Saints are once again on the wrong side of justice, the wrong side of the gospel and the wrong side of history. The post Dear Mormons, our history of worrying about ‘impure blood’...
View Article7 ways Americans who leave religion are basically pretty boring
(RNS) — Here are some facts you may not know about the nonreligious. The post 7 ways Americans who leave religion are basically pretty boring appeared first on RNS.
View ArticleTrans woman, once a Mormon stake president, speaks out in new book
(RNS) — Before her gender transition, Laurie Lee Hall was a stake president and worked as a lead architect for the church’s temple building program. Her new memoir tells of her long quest to live...
View ArticleWhat the new LDS hymns say about Mormon theology
(RNS) — Many years ago, I was called to be my ward’s Primary chorister. Soon after, the Primary president took me aside and told me I had just been given the most important job in the entire Church of...
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New LDS curriculum flops in teaching eternal polygamy to children
(RNS) — This guest column is from Carol Lynn Pearson, author of “The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy,” reacting to the 2025 curriculum for children of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This...
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What ‘American Primeval’ gets wrong about Mormon — and American — history
(RNS) — What does the popular new Netflix series, “American Primeval,” get wrong about the Utah War? Just about everything. Utah historian and author Barbara Jones Brown explains why that matters in...
View ArticleIs it OK for Mormons to bet on the Super Bowl?
(RNS) — This coming Sunday (Feb. 9), as the Kansas City Chiefs battle the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, many Americans will wager on the game for money. ESPN is reporting legal bets on the...
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Popular Mormon podcasters resign from LDS church, a step ahead of...
(RNS) — In 2022, sensing a need among her fellow Latter-day Saints, Valerie Hamaker started the “Latter Day Struggles” podcast, to address the faith crisis many Mormons were experiencing. A mental...
View ArticleSociologist’s new book explains why organized religion has lost relevancy
(RNS) — Traditional religion may be destined for the walls of the Cracker Barrel, a space filled with nostalgic advertisements for products of yesteryear, like Victrolas, lace antimacassars or butter...
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