What Most Critics Missed About Dustin Lance Black’s ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’
At the Salt Lake City premiere of Under the Banner of Heaven, writer, director, and…
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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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Don’t Be Tooken In by Kimmy Schmidt‘s Cult
For all its laudable qualities—its complex characters, its unwavering if imperfect commitment to tackling race,…
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What 19th-Century Marriage Controversies Can Tell Us About The Fight Over Gay Marriage
The Supreme Court declined to hear five same-sex marriage cases on Monday, thus opening the…
Read MoreLDS Church Asserts Trademark of “Mormon”
Attempts to shut down new dating site.
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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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Why We’ve Opened Our Doors for Polygamy USA
There is a general misconception that men among the community look to plural marriage as a means to satisfy their lust and exploit and degrade women. It is this stereotype that we would like to dispel.
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Dark Sisters Opera Aims to Humanize Sister Wives
A conversation with composer Nico Muhly.
Read MoreMoses on Facebook, Christian Pro Soccer, Televangelist Breakfast Cereal, Child Preachers
A roundup of the week’s religion headlines.
Read MorePolygamist Warren Jeffs Convicted of Sexual Assault
Case shows how statute of limitations should be lifted for sexual crimes against children.
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