The Pentagon’s revision to its list of Christian religions this week has reignited a nearly 200-year-old debate: Is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a Christian denomination? Most Latter-day Saints do see themselves as Christians. But there are…[Continue Reading...]
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has revamped a list of religious faiths and traditions it uses to provide services to military members after Mormon Republican lawmakers blasted the agency for not classifying the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as…[Continue Reading...]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Defense Department slashed its religious designations list from over 200 choices to only 31 — a major reduction in the number of religious affiliations it officially recognizes. In doing so, the department reclassified The…[Continue Reading...]
When somebody talks about church, you probably think about sermons, stained glass windows or charity outreach. You’re not thinking about hedge fund equity portfolios that are jam-packed with shares of mega-cap tech giants, right? Well, the Church of Jesus Christ…[Continue Reading...]
We all have different upbringings, but one woman has recently shared her challenging experience of growing up in a Mormon household. Kit Barrus, hailing from California, was brought up as a Mormon but later abandoned the religion to lead a…[Continue Reading...]
Three months after the publication of Devout, David Archuleta is both digging deeper into the journey that led him to write his memoir and finding more balance in his life since the New York Times best seller debuted. Archuleta became…[Continue Reading...]
Michael Delar Morris, 76, led a young men’s group at the Livermore church and also served as a Boy Scout leader. Prosecutors say the allegations involve multiple victims and date back to the 1990s and early 2000s. Charges span a…[Continue Reading...]
PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ — A man is claiming that a member of a Mormon church in New Jersey sexually assaulted him dozens of times since he was 13 years old. In a recently filed lawsuit, a man, only referred to…[Continue Reading...]
Church officials say they are not trying “to influence the content” of John Dehlin’s long-running “Mormon Stories” audio-video podcast, which has been deeply critical of the Utah-based institution. While they insist the lawsuit is about copyright and trademark infringement, Dehlin…[Continue Reading...]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is suing the popular "Mormon Stories" podcast, alleging trademark infringements. Why it matters: One of the church's objections is the podcast title's use of the word "Mormon," which the Utah-based faith has…[Continue Reading...]
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