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Dec 29, 2023
Latter-day Saints make up just 42% of the population of Utah, according to a new study published in the Journal of Religion and Demography. That is far lower than the 60% cited...
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Sep 26, 2023
Among US Mormon college students, 78% said they were heterosexual and 22% identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or something else.
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Sep 13, 2023
I became a Mormon 30 years ago with both eyes open, and that has made all the difference.
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Aug 16, 2023
Loving, devoted Mormon prophet or rage-prone abuser? Yes to both, says a new biography of Joseph F. Smith.
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Aug 9, 2023
While the church has handled the controversy politely, some individual members have not.
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Jun 29, 2023
"Somehow they've listened to two women that decided to say, 'Hey, this is not good enough.'"
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Jun 23, 2023
Driven by younger voters, U.S. Mormons are shifting slowly away from default affiliation with the GOP. But it’s less of a blue wave than a blue ripple.
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Jun 13, 2023
So far in Tyler Lefevor’s longitudinal psychology study, religion has been a net positive for the mental health of some LGBTQ Mormons. As a queer former Latter-day Saint,...
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Jun 2, 2023
Last year’s bestselling memoir of “a woman reckoning with love and violence” shows why many members typically end up leaving the faith: They just drift away.
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May 22, 2023
A new "60 Minutes" interview raised questions about the LDS church's finances, including whether its wealth now amounts to $150 billion.
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May 1, 2023
For me, the story's attraction wasn’t just that it made me feel "seen" in my anxieties about boys or periods or bras. It was also that someone finally understood my family's...
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Apr 10, 2023
LDS prophets have been on the wrong side of justice. When it is acceptable to disobey them?
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Mar 13, 2023
Paul Reeve's new book argues the decision to ban Blacks from priesthood and the temple began with Brigham Young but wasn't fully entrenched until the early 1900s under Joseph F....
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Mar 3, 2023
The LDS church used to vilify working mothers. Then it began to quietly tolerate them. Now it has begun to celebrate their achievements.
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Feb 14, 2023
Just four years after the most recent revisions, the LDS temple ceremony has undergone more changes.