Mormon Matters

Are Mormon missionaries being denied health care? How Slate dropped the ball

By Jana Riess — October 14, 2015
Yesterday's Slate article alleged that the LDS Church is denying health care to Mormon missionaries, but the article's shoddy journalism only serves to trivialize a potentially important conversation.

Mormon bloggers and podcasters emphasize there is “room for all” in the LDS Church

By Jana Riess — June 16, 2014
Dozens of Mormon bloggers have expressed their hope that the LDS Church will avoid excommunicating prominent activists and "consider other ways of maintaining boundaries, strengthening Church members, and encouraging them to grow spiritually within Mormonism’s large and embracing community."

Who owns the name “Mormon”?

By Jana Riess — April 24, 2014
I listen to the Mormon Matters podcast, get Primary ideas from Mormon Mommy Blogs, and learn about new books from the Association of Mormon Letters. But the LDS Church is making a stand about organizations and businesses like these that lay claim to the name "Mormon."
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