Latter-Day Saints Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/christianity/latter-day-saints/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:08:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Latter-Day Saints Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/christianity/latter-day-saints/ 32 32 Why the swing state faith voters who really matter in 2024 aren’t evangelicals https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/meet-the-swing-state-faith-voters-who-really-matter-in-2024-they-arent-evangelicals/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/meet-the-swing-state-faith-voters-who-really-matter-in-2024-they-arent-evangelicals/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 22:12:54 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155008 (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.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/meet-the-swing-state-faith-voters-who-really-matter-in-2024-they-arent-evangelicals/feed/ 0 Why I’ve been AWOL https://religionnews.com/2024/06/17/why-ive-been-awol/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/17/why-ive-been-awol/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 18:17:09 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4153493 (RNS) — I am fine. Or at least, as fine as I ever am when I’m writing a book.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/17/why-ive-been-awol/feed/ 0 Finding humanity at the border — in migrants, the Border Patrol and ourselves https://religionnews.com/2024/06/05/finding-humanity-at-the-border-in-migrants-the-border-patrol-and-ourselves/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/05/finding-humanity-at-the-border-in-migrants-the-border-patrol-and-ourselves/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 22:49:54 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4151887 (RNS) — If we cannot always provide migrants with a home, we can still act as humane participants in their journeys.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/05/finding-humanity-at-the-border-in-migrants-the-border-patrol-and-ourselves/feed/ 0 Poll: Religious groups think Trump’s actions immoral in hush money case, split on whether he broke the law https://religionnews.com/2024/06/05/poll-religious-groups-think-trumps-actions-immoral-in-hush-money-case-split-on-whether-he-broke-the-law/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/05/poll-religious-groups-think-trumps-actions-immoral-in-hush-money-case-split-on-whether-he-broke-the-law/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 18:24:04 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4151832 (RNS) — A survey indicates while many believe Trump’s behavior has been immoral, it may not sway how people vote in November.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/05/poll-religious-groups-think-trumps-actions-immoral-in-hush-money-case-split-on-whether-he-broke-the-law/feed/ 0 New commission of religiously affiliated higher education aims to spark collaboration https://religionnews.com/2024/06/03/new-commission-of-religiously-affiliated-higher-education-aims-to-spark-collaboration/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/03/new-commission-of-religiously-affiliated-higher-education-aims-to-spark-collaboration/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:53:19 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4151498 (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.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/03/new-commission-of-religiously-affiliated-higher-education-aims-to-spark-collaboration/feed/ 0 Eternal polygamy? How LDS temple sealings and cancellations became a raw deal for women https://religionnews.com/2024/05/17/eternal-polygamy-how-lds-temple-sealings-and-cancellations-became-a-raw-deal-for-women/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/17/eternal-polygamy-how-lds-temple-sealings-and-cancellations-became-a-raw-deal-for-women/#respond Fri, 17 May 2024 19:30:52 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4148937 (RNS) — Surprise: LDS Church policies around temple sealings and cancellations used to be more equal for women than they are today. What happened?

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/17/eternal-polygamy-how-lds-temple-sealings-and-cancellations-became-a-raw-deal-for-women/feed/ 0 Can Donald Trump swear on the Bible to tell the truth? https://religionnews.com/2024/05/10/can-donald-trump-swear-on-the-bible-to-tell-the-truth/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/10/can-donald-trump-swear-on-the-bible-to-tell-the-truth/#respond Fri, 10 May 2024 20:32:21 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4147797 (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?

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/10/can-donald-trump-swear-on-the-bible-to-tell-the-truth/feed/ 0 The best way to honor Melissa Inouye’s memory is to be a kind and persistent badass https://religionnews.com/2024/05/03/the-best-way-to-honor-melissa-inouyes-memory-is-by-being-a-kind-and-persistent-badass/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/03/the-best-way-to-honor-melissa-inouyes-memory-is-by-being-a-kind-and-persistent-badass/#respond Fri, 03 May 2024 21:57:08 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4146388 (RNS) — Melissa said it's not enough to memorialize our loved ones who die too young. We have to carry on their work.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/03/the-best-way-to-honor-melissa-inouyes-memory-is-by-being-a-kind-and-persistent-badass/feed/ 0 It’s not just young women who have a problem with Mormon temple garments. It’s young adults, period. https://religionnews.com/2024/04/18/its-not-mormon-women-who-have-a-problem-with-wearing-garments/ https://religionnews.com/2024/04/18/its-not-mormon-women-who-have-a-problem-with-wearing-garments/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:04:20 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4143328 (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.’

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/04/18/its-not-mormon-women-who-have-a-problem-with-wearing-garments/feed/ 0 Guilty plea by leader of polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border is at risk of being thrown out https://religionnews.com/2024/04/15/guilty-plea-by-leader-of-polygamous-sect-near-the-arizona-utah-border-is-at-risk-of-being-thrown-out/ https://religionnews.com/2024/04/15/guilty-plea-by-leader-of-polygamous-sect-near-the-arizona-utah-border-is-at-risk-of-being-thrown-out/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:04:19 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4143083&preview=true&preview_id=4143083 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.

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