Fifty years ago this week, the NAACP sued the Boy Scouts of America over a Mormon ban on Black scouts in troop leadership. This is Old News, where we scout the annals of Utah's past to clarify the present. Catch…[Continue Reading...]
This week’s episode of Reveal, a collaboration with the Associated Press, exposes the secret legal playbook used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—widely known as the Mormon church—to hide evidence of sexual abuse from law enforcement. AP…[Continue Reading...]
Never let anyone convince you the professional sports world isn’t just as wild as some of the mess we see on The Real Housewives. The 2024 NBA draft has fans raising a concerned eyebrow towards newly drafted Utah Jazz player…[Continue Reading...]
Dan Reynolds, lead singer of Imagine Dragons, opened up about his years practicing Mormonism as he declared that he’s on a “different path” than loved ones since stepping away from the church. In a recent interview with People magazine, the…[Continue Reading...]
A former member of the Mormon church has revealed the unsettling melodies the sect would teach to kids as young as primary school. Alyssa Grenfell, 31, has built a fanbase of hundreds of thousands of followers over the past few…[Continue Reading...]
When the rural neighborhood of Lone Mountain, Nevada, stood up to the might of the Mormon church, they may have anticipated an explosive argument. But not literally. 'We've had people setting off fireworks,' says resident Erin LeDoe. 'It was a…[Continue Reading...]
For most of his life, singer David Archuleta was a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — until inner turmoil over his sexuality nearly drove him to self-harm. “The church is very much emphasized on…[Continue Reading...]
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has a higher percentage of people who affiliate with a religion than any other state, according to an analysis released Friday by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. It estimated 76.1% of Utahns affiliate with…[Continue Reading...]
A former Mormon has lifted the lid on how the cult-like religion played a role in the 'extremely traumatic' kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart. Beth Magnetic, who was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for 'nearly…[Continue Reading...]
EXCLUSIVE: The new docuseries Not Part of the Plan exploring the lives of four queer Mormon teens from executive producers Wilson Cruz (Visible: Out on Television), Amy Redford (The Lincoln Project), Xan Parker (Ron Howard’s Rebuilding Paradise) and Hadleigh Arnst,…[Continue Reading...]
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