‘American Primeval’ Doesn’t Try to Get the History Right — Problem is, it Doesn’t Get Western Colonization Right, Either
American Primeval, Netflix’s flashy (and quite gory) new series depicts the clash between zealous Mormons,…
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Three Cheers for Mormon Support of Same-Sex Legislation? Not So Fast
Last week, the LDS Church formally came out in support of the federal Respect for…
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However Dull or Ham-Fisted, TV is not Oppressing Mormons — In Fact, We Have a Duty to Scrutinize Religious Institutions That Endanger Vulnerable People
Jana Reiss, a senior columnist for Religion News Service, recently surveyed a number of recent…
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FX’s ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ Adaptation Rejects Reductive Elements of Krakauer’s Book, But Confirms That ‘Mormonism Breeds Dangerous Men’
I was a twenty-year-old missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in…
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‘Always Pray to the Father’: Mormon Leader Calls Desire for Knowledge of Heavenly Mother ‘Arrogant and Unproductive’
In 1995, in a document called the Family Proclamation, leaders of The Church of Jesus…
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Mormon Group Digging for Scriptural City of Zarahemla in Iowa is a Portrait of Religious Nationalism
News outlets like Iowa Starting Line and The Salt Lake Tribune have recently reported on…
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The Quiet Passing of Fundamentalist Mormon Prophet Lynn A. Thompson Suggests Polygamy Recognition Remains a Distant Hope
Lynn A. Thompson, President of the Priesthood of the Apostolic United Brethren, the largest Mormon…
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In Just 10 Years ‘The Book of Mormon’ Musical Has Gone From America’s Darling to America’s Latest Problem — The Inverse of the Mormon Story
This year marks the tenth anniversary of The Book of Mormon the musical on Broadway….
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A New Mormon Religion Has Taken QAnon Conspiracies and Canonized Them as Doctrine
Over the last year, I’ve scrolled past social media posts by members of diverse religious…
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‘Murder Among the Mormons’ Episode 3 Recap: What is Genuine?
Spoiler: this recap covers the investigative developments found throughout the three episodes of Murder…
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