Mormon
What was wrong with my Mormon mission
By Jana Riess — February 19, 2016
When Scott Miller served his LDS mission in Sweden, it was a Lutheran minister who taught him what a mission ought to look like.
When Mormon teens doubt
By Jana Riess — February 16, 2016
"It seems unreasonable to expect children growing up in the Internet age to have no doubts about Mormonism," says Mette Harrison. But what should we tell them?
3 things Mormons should never do on the Sabbath
By Jana Riess — February 12, 2016
That guilt you feel when someone at church says it's forbidden to do such-and-such on Sunday, and you do that thing every Sabbath.
No, St. Francis didn’t say that. (Or Thomas Merton. Or Buddha. Or C.S. Lewis.) Where do we get these fake religion memes?
By Jana Riess — February 11, 2016
The "Prayer of St. Francis" was not written by St. Francis, and many other great religious quotes can't be traced to the famous people whose names are memed with them.
Confused by (dis)organized religion? Use this interactive tool to see how faiths fit together
By Tobin Grant — February 11, 2016
Explore what makes up the mosaic of American religious traditions.
Did Joseph Smith practice polygamy? Denver Snuffer says no
By Jana Riess — February 9, 2016
Denver Snuffer claims Joseph Smith never practiced polygamy, but later Mormon leaders attributed the practice to him to sanction their own plural marriages.
How romance king Nicholas Sparks fell in love with faith
By Jonathan Merritt — February 8, 2016
Nicholas Sparks says faith in God influences his life, books, and even his 11th feature film, "The Choice."
No gays in heaven? Avoiding new Mormon folk doctrine
By Jana Riess — February 5, 2016
Elder Nash’s devotional this week opens the door to a new Mormon folk doctrine that gay people will have to become heterosexual to reach heaven. Guest blogger EmJen explores the implications.
Mormon LGBT policy “isn’t love,” says Mette Harrison
By Jana Riess — February 3, 2016
"I truly believe that the leaders of the LDS Church meant it when they said that the new policy changes of November, 2015, were done out of love . . . that they are trying to figure out a way to show love to a marginalized group," says guest blogger Mette Harrison. "I also believe they were wrong."
Mormon statement on child abuse: Move along, folks; we don’t have a problem
By Jana Riess — February 2, 2016
The LDS Church's statement offers a flat-out denial coupled with a blame-the-victim mentality and inexplicable claims about all the great things we've done to prevent a problem that -- did we mention? -- never existed among our people anyway.
LDS Church responds to alleged spike in LGBT youth suicides
By Jana Riess — January 29, 2016
Recent allegations say suicide is on the rise for LGBT Mormon teens. While the specific details are disputed, the basic message is clear: Mormons need to do much better.
Donald Trump and the Christian obsession with masculinity
By Jonathan Merritt — January 28, 2016
Do Christian voters like Donald Trump because he's "manly?" And just what does that word mean anyway?
Mormon-produced romantic comedy series premieres today
By Jana Riess — January 27, 2016
A Mormon romantic comedy about Adam and Eve sets the scene: God destined them to be together, but she's just not that into him.
Bar association looks into discrimination complaint at BYU law school
By Mark A. Kellner — January 26, 2016
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) A dissident group has complained about the school’s practice of expelling students who leave the LDS faith or live in same-sex relationships.
8 questions for Denver Snuffer: Excommunicated Mormon explains growth of new movement
By Jana Riess — January 26, 2016
From using wine in the sacrament to allowing women to prophesy, the fellowships that have grown up around excommunicated Mormon Denver Snuffer are trying to restore the teachings and practices of the early Latter-day Saints.
