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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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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‘Murder Among the Mormons,’ Latest True Crime Doc From Netflix, Highlights Issues of Faith, Skepticism, and Authenticity
Note on spoilers, etc: This essay covers the broad outlines of the Mark Hofmann forgery…
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‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ Has a ‘Real Religion’ Problem
Religion is a frequent guest star on Bravo’s The Real Housewives franchise—who could forget Kyle…
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LDS Church Disavows “Mormon”-ism
I doubt that Latter-day Saints are any more likely in 2018 to renounce a practice ingrained over lifetimes than they were in 1982.
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Jeff Flake’s (Mormon-Influenced) Anti-Trump Speeches: Prophetic or Performance?
Mr. President, it is a testament to the condition of our democracy that our…
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Meet the New (Straight White American Male) Mormon President
On Tuesday, Russell M. Nelson, a 93-year-old retired heart surgeon, was announced as the seventeenth…
Read MoreMormon Leader Affirms Doctrine on Marriage; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Global Religious Right: ADF Expands Again Alliance Defending Freedom, the US-based religious right legal group,…
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What’s Behind a Conservative Mormon’s Call For “Religious Freedom” Advocates to “Stand Down” on LGBT Rights
It’s not every day that a self-proclaimed conservative who spent more than a decade leading…
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