Yesterday, the church that invested millions in its Meet the Mormons movie and exports its Mormon Tabernacle Choir as its ambassador to the world asked us all to stop using the word “Mormon.”
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It turns out that prayer and scripture study do in fact seem to help Mormons feel closer to God. Avoiding coffee and Game of Thrones? Not so much.
Roman Catholics have every reason to be outraged. I am outraged with you and for you, as well.
(RNS) — The Pennsylvania grand jury report on child sex abuse is a wake-up call for bishops who thought that the past could be forgotten as long as they did the right thing in the future.
Mormonism's new guidelines about youth being interviewed by bishops are a step in the right direction but don't go far enough to protect children and teenagers from the potential for sexual abuse.
(RNS) — Blacks and Jews. The enduring intersectionality. Thank you for reminding us, Spike Lee.
If Vice President Pence is on the case, can we expect anything less?
In the direction of accommodation, but it's hard to say how far.
(RNS) — Understanding the grand jury report properly will mean following the timeline. By the ’90s, the number of alleged abuses nationally had returned to the levels of the 1950s. Did Pennsylvania's?
Forget about that sign in Senator Booker's hand. There are other signs that Jews should be worried about.
A shrinking God Gap and a decline in worship attendance are the keys.
Mormonism's "white horse prophecy" is bogus, except when it's not.
(RNS) — The pope's recent change to the catechism is likely to face fierce opposition in the U.S., where 54 percent of the public — and 53 percent of Catholics — support capital punishment.
He has put himself in a position to do so.