Trump’s Mormon Problem
Will Mormons vote for Donald Trump this November? With all the attention given to whether…
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The World is (Always) About to End, No Zombies Required
This week, researchers at Cornell spent presumably valuable time determining the safest places to be…
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Utah’s First Same-Sex Married Couple: A Weight Has Been Lifted From Our Heart
On Friday, Michael Ferguson and Seth Anderson of Salt Lake City became the first gay…
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LDS Church, US Government Swap Positions on Polygamy
Utah judge Clark Waddoups strikes down part of polygamy law in case of Sister Wives’ Kody Brown, ruling that although the state has the right to deny people more than one valid marriage license at a time, Utah’s anti-cohabitation laws violate the Browns’ First Amendment right to freedom of religion and elements of constitutional due process.
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The Curious Case of Mormons and LGBT Rights
Mormons seem unable to make up their minds about LGBT rights, torn between knowing discrimination exists and reluctance to endorse same-sex intimacy—much less same-sex marriage, which the Church considers a sin.
Read MoreAn Amicus Brief in Support of Gay Marriage—From Utah?
Basic “spiritual principles” of “liberty,” “dignity” at stake, says Mormon lawyer.
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Mitt Romney and the Ghost of Anti-Mormonism
“I think today’s anxiety about Mormonism can’t be compared to that of the past. The anti-Mormonism that was nearly universal during Smoot’s era is now a tradition maintained by a very small slice of the American population. The Republican primaries gave that small slice a megaphone: the artificial loudness of their voice makes people overestimate their number.”
Read MoreCall Centers and… Congregational Email Lists
Romney leverages his Utah advantage.
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Standing Up for Contraception Education in Utah
Mormon moms organize to beat back controversial bill.
Read MoreWill Huntsman’s Mormon Mojo Work on the National Stage?
A Big MoPublican primary update.
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