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...]
Everyone is now interested in what Mormon folk get up to after the release of Hulu’s new reality TV show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, but there’s a query about ‘magic underwear’ that’s got everyone talking. Okay, so before…[Continue Reading...]
The investment arm of the Mormon Church has secured the expansive 26,885 ha “Worral Creek Aggregation” in southern Queensland. Melbourne-based Warakirri Asset Management, in partnership with Alkira Farms, a subsidiary of US agricultural investment giant Farmland Reserve, has acquired one…[Continue Reading...]
A former Mormon couple have revealed a lesser known 'sacred' and secretive ritual that happens in the church for only a select few - known as the second anointing. Alyssa Grenfell, 31, grew up in an ultra-strict household but fled…[Continue Reading...]
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