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How a religious organization became Florida’s largest private landowner

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Over the course of 70 years, one religious organization has amassed massive quantities of private land in Florida. Boasting a vast portfolio, spanning 678,000 acres throughout the state, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the…[Continue Reading...]

These are the top 10 holdings of the Mormon Church’s $49 billion stock portfolio

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' has an investment portfolio topping $100 billion that includes $49.3 billion invested in stocks. The portfolio is registered with the SEC under the name Ensign Peak Advisors, and its lack of disclosures…[Continue Reading...]

How evangelical and Mormon deconstruction is playing out on TikTok and YouTube

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Mainline and evangelical churches aren’t the only religious communities losing members these days. According to a new study published in the Journal of Religion and Demography, Mormonism is no longer followed by the majority of residents in Utah. Ryan Cragun, a professor…[Continue Reading...]

Former Mormon lifts the lid on church’s ‘creepy’ baptisms for the DEAD that sees children being put through ‘traumatizing’ ceremonies to ‘save’ those who have passed away

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A former Mormon has lifted the lid on the church's bizarre 'baptisms for the dead' - revealing the temple sent her to a cemetery to take pictures of gravestones as a kid and then forced her to participate in a…[Continue Reading...]

Has Mormon church LOST Utah? ‘McDonaldization’ of religion has weakened its hold over Beehive State, where just 42% of residents consider themselves members – far lower than the 61% figure touted by elders

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Almost a century stands between the settlement of Mormon pioneers in Utah in 1847 and the opening of the first McDonald's restaurant in California in 1940. The two events seem world's apart, yet have somehow interwoven to bring you a…[Continue Reading...]

David Archuleta Lands Memoir Deal With Dey Street Books, Will Write About Mormon Church, ‘American Idol’ and Coming Out (Exclusive)

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The singer has landed a book deal with HarperCollins imprint Dey Street Books in a competitive situation. Archuleta will pen what promises to be a revelatory memoir, per intel received by The Hollywood Reporter. Archuleta’s as-yet-untitled book promises to unveil, “for…[Continue Reading...]

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