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When Mormon women can't have the sacrament

May 12, 2020

This spring, I and several million other Latter-day Saint women have lost access to the sacrament, but it’s not because we have sinned.

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Mormon women are finding their voices. Are Mormon men listening?

by Jana Riess

May 9, 2020

(RNS) — The new issue of Dialogue, guest edited by Mormon feminists and chock-full of diverse voices, will likely not be read by the people who most need to read it.

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What history tells us about Donald Trump’s reelection prospects

by Jana Riess

May 4, 2020

(RNS) — Here are some reasons Donald Trump could still pull it off in November, and even more reasons why he might not.

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Even if I’m not a believing Mormon anymore, family will be forever

by Jana Riess

May 1, 2020

"Family is family," says guest blogger Mette Harrison. "And even if I’m not a believing Mormon anymore, family will be forever."

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Learning (again) to walk in the dark

by Jana Riess

April 28, 2020

Last week I was coughing, battling an intermittent but lousy headache, and feeling utterly fatigued. And through it was the nagging question: Was this the Covid-19 virus?

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If we’re reimagining church, let’s take it outside

by Jana Riess

April 22, 2020

(RNS) — Anna Woofenden, founding pastor of the Garden Church in California, talks about reimagining church, literally from the ground up.

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Americans are abandoning faith. Could the COVID-19 crisis be a moment to rebuild?

by Jana Riess

April 20, 2020

(RNS) — Our plight is as much spiritual as it is medical, and if we don’t have voices to speak and hands to help, maybe we shouldn’t be in the spirituality business to begin with.

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LDS Church joins fight against Covid-19, with members sewing 5 million face masks

by Jana Riess

April 16, 2020

The LDS Church is donating medical supplies in 57 countries affected by the pandemic, and encouraging Mormons to sew face masks.

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Going deeper with Mormon fasting

by Jana Riess

April 10, 2020

A lot of Mormon fasting is taken up with fasting *for* something—a particular end, a better life. What would it look like to go deeper?

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When the "big reveal" of General Conference feels tone-deaf in a pandemic

by Jana Riess

April 7, 2020

General Conference's focus on the way Latter-day Saints are unique recipients of the fullness of God’s truth came across as tone-deaf in a time of need.

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LDS General Conference to feature a surprise “solemn assembly” and hosanna shout on Sunday

by Jana Riess

April 4, 2020

It's intriguing that President Nelson is instituting the hosanna shout on the perfect day in the liturgical calendar: Palm Sunday.

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For Mormons, a General Conference to remember--but let's leave our smugness at the door

by Jana Riess

March 31, 2020

Here is what I’m hoping for this weekend: that we focus on a bigger God and a less grandiose church. That our leaders emphasize how to respond to Covid-19 with Christlike compassion for the world, without indulging in denominational pride.

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Two strangers just saved my dog's life

by Jana Riess

March 27, 2020

It would be terrible if we came out of this pandemic as something less than human. But after yesterday, I think the kids are all right.

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Please stop meeting Mormon missionaries at the airport

by Jana Riess

March 23, 2020

Last night hundreds of people gathered at the Salt Lake City airport to welcome Mormon missionaries home, despite social distancing instructions from the state of Utah and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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What kind of people will Mormons be in a global apocalypse?

by Jana Riess

March 20, 2020

This is an apocalypse. It will help to reveal who we are individually . . . and who we are as a Mormon people.

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