Krista Kapralos

Krista Kapralos is a multimedia journalist specializing in American Indian tribes, the environment and religion. She is a recent fellow with the International Reporting Project, and has reported from Venezuela and Bosnia. Her work has been honored with numerous awards, and has been published in the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle and other media outlets. She works in print, audio, and video.

(A)theologies, Politics/Law, ScienceJune 22, 2009

Death With Dignity: Combatting Religious Opposition to Physician-Assisted Suicide

By Krista Kapralos

Modern medicine can prolong the lives of dying people, but in doing so it often prolongs suffering. Do religious arguments against suicide apply in these tragic cases?

(A)theologies, Culture, Sexuality/GenderJune 19, 2009

Mormon Bloggernacle is No Choir

By Krista Kapralos

A recent RD story on Mormon Mommy Bloggers sparked debate in LDS blogs and revealed a community in transition. What exactly is the “Bloggernacle”—and are “Mormon Mommy Bloggers” a part of it? And what happens to a church built on gathering when the internet becomes the primary meeting space?

(A)theologies, Culture, Sexuality/GenderJune 19, 2009

Birth of the Bloggernacle

By Krista Kapralos

Mormons are natural storytellers, they say, and commanded by the church to research family history and take an account of their lives. LDS and the internet: a match made in heaven.

(A)theologiesJune 17, 2009

God, My Wife, And The Government: Defining Marriage

By Krista Kapralos

As state laws waver on gay marriage, some conservative Christians say their status as husband and wife is compromised. Heartfelt vows, a private contract and a few witnesses are all that’s required to be married in God’s eyes, they say.

Archive**, Politics/LawNovember 18, 2008

RDBook: Christian Culture Clash

By Krista Kapralos

Why are conservative churches thriving in the “spiritual wasteland” of the Pacific Northwest, while liberal churches struggle? Author James Wellman explains what’s going on in the region, and how this plays out across the United States.