A former Mormon has revealed the bizarre list of rules she had to follow when she was a member of the strict religious group - from a ban on coffee to extreme regulations about dating. Alyssa Grenfell, 31, regularly shares…[Continue Reading...]
Alyssa Grenfell, 31, grew up within the confines of an ultra-strict household but escaped the uptight lifestyle and began to focus on reclaiming her body when she was in her late 20s after moving from Utah to New York in…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Some prominent conservatives are raising objections to the new communications director for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, saying his ties to LGBTQ+ advocacy and "globalism" disqualify him for the post. Driving the news: Aaron Sherinian, previously an…[Continue Reading...]
I GREW UP in the Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-day Saints (more commonly known as the Mormon church), and that informed how I lived my life and pretty much every choice I made. I knew from fairly early on…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
A reckoning is taking place in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Jehovah’s Witnesses as stories emerge of child sex abuse. Years ago, outrage erupted over how the Catholic Church allowed such abuse to go unchecked, but…[Continue Reading...]
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