Latter-Day Saints
Why the swing state faith voters who really matter in 2024 aren’t evangelicals
By Bob Smietana and Jack Jenkins — June 25, 2024
(RNS) — MAGA evangelicals grab all the headlines. But it’s swing state faith voters — Catholics, mainliners and Black Protestants — who will likely decide the election.
Why I’ve been AWOL
By Jana Riess — June 17, 2024
Finding humanity at the border — in migrants, the Border Patrol and ourselves
By Merinda Cutler and Meredith Gardner — June 5, 2024
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Poll: Religious groups think Trump’s actions immoral in hush money case, split on whether he broke the law
By Jack Jenkins — June 5, 2024
(RNS) — A survey indicates while many believe Trump’s behavior has been immoral, it may not sway how people vote in November.
New commission of religiously affiliated higher education aims to spark collaboration
By Adelle M. Banks — June 3, 2024
(RNS) — The Commission on Faith-based Colleges and Universities, recently announced by the American Council of Education, is set to launch with its first meetings on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
Eternal polygamy? How LDS temple sealings and cancellations became a raw deal for women
By Jana Riess — May 17, 2024
(RNS) — Surprise: LDS Church policies around temple sealings and cancellations used to be more equal for women than they are today. What happened?
Can Donald Trump swear on the Bible to tell the truth?
By Jim Wallis — May 10, 2024
(RNS) — The former president is selling 'God Bless the USA' Bibles. What will happen if he has to swear on Scripture in court during one of his many trials?
The best way to honor Melissa Inouye’s memory is to be a kind and persistent badass
By Jana Riess — May 3, 2024
(RNS) — Melissa said it's not enough to memorialize our loved ones who die too young. We have to carry on their work.
It’s not just young women who have a problem with Mormon temple garments. It’s young adults, period.
By Jana Riess — April 18, 2024
(RNS) — An LDS church leader recently said that garment rules were getting stricter because of the laxity of young women. Let’s expand that to ‘young people.’
Guilty plea by leader of polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border is at risk of being thrown out
By Associated Press — April 15, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say Bateman created a sprawling network spanning at least four states as he tried to start an offshoot of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Mormonism is still growing, but slowly
By Jana Riess — April 12, 2024
(RNS) — There's something for everyone to cheer — or boo — in the most recent data on the LDS church.
Dozens of Christians arrested after shutting down Senate lunch in protest of Gaza famine
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — April 9, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The protest, organized by Christians for a Free Palestine, followed a Communion service held on Capitol grounds.
Latter-day Saints leader addresses congregants without a word on racial or LGBTQ+ issues
By Hannah Schoenbaum — April 8, 2024
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Russell M. Nelson announced the planned construction in a pre-recorded closing speech at the twice-annual Salt Lake City conference. It's traditionally watched by millions worldwide.
LDS leaders announce new Mormon temple for Cincinnati
By Jana Riess — April 8, 2024
(RNS) — The LDS Church has had a presence in the area since the earliest days of Mormonism in the 1830s.
Community of Christ celebrates 40 years of women’s ordination
By Jana Riess — April 5, 2024
(RNS) — 40 years ago this week, the world's second-largest Mormon denomination announced it would start ordaining women. That decision forever changed the church, which is now gearing up for its first female president.
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