Josiah Ryan, a gay former Mormon, dresses up as “Gay Jesus” every year at the Utah Pride Festival in Salt Lake City to help attendees reconcile their feelings of being ostracized by their families and religious communities. Ryan recently explained…[Continue Reading...]
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge has ruled against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a lawsuit over who pays for sexual abuse settlements. The Church sued its own insurance providers, National Union Insurance and ACE…[Continue Reading...]
The 'American Idol' alum exclusively opens up about his new single 'Crème Brulée,' embracing his queer sexuality and parting ways with his Mormon garments. I don't mean to alarm you, but David Archuleta is wearing an earring. Yes, you read…[Continue Reading...]
Utahns in a major study were likelier than Americans as a whole to say they were religiously unaffiliated — even though the state is widely considered the most religious. The big picture: 34% of Utah respondents identified as atheist, agnostic…[Continue Reading...]
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finds “no reasonable juror” would believe allegations that the faith misrepresented how it spent money on City Creek Center. An appeals court has thrown out Utahn James Huntsman’s fraud lawsuit against The Church…[Continue Reading...]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known widely as the Mormon church, issued a slew of new policies this week expanding its restrictions on transgender members. The policies, released Monday, include rules barring trans people from working with…[Continue Reading...]
In October 2024, a sale of 41,554 acres of farmland across a portfolio of 46 farms was sold by Farmland Partners Inc. to Farmland Reserve, Inc., an entity of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for $289 million.…[Continue Reading...]
Everyone knows about the events of 9/11. But few are aware that, a century and a half before, September 11 was associated with a ghastly act of violence that was similarly driven by religious zealotry and a desire to punish…[Continue Reading...]
While American Primeval portrays its take on Brigham Young as largely evil, the real-life man was a bit more complicated than that. The hit new Netflix mini-series, sets itself against the backdrop of real-world American history, following the battle for…[Continue Reading...]
A new investigative podcast from New Zealand examines how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints handles reports of abuse. Driving the news: "Heaven's Helpline," produced by the New Zealand Herald, topped the island nation's podcast charts upon its…[Continue Reading...]
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