(RNS) — The new bestseller has been criticized for having a shallow understanding of religion. I disagree. 'Yesteryear' depicts how shallow American religion has actually become.

(AP) — Most Latter-day Saints do see themselves as Christians. But there are many prominent Christian clergy and scholars who disagree, citing core differences in how they view God and the Trinity and revere a scripture that is not part of the two-testament Christian Bible.

(The Conversation) — Latter-day Saints have long valued the US Constitution’s promise of religious freedom – but the church has also tested its boundaries.

(RNS) — Filmmaker and musician Michael McLean denied for years that his son Jeff might be gay. But today, their relationship has not only survived but thrived. A new book shares the ups and downs of their journey.

(RNS) — ‘As AI amplifies and compounds religious bias at scale, more users may misunderstand the contribution faith and belief can make to moral and ethical AI grounding,’ said Elder Gerrit W. Gong, one of the 12 apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in a speech.

(RNS) — The church's pointed emphasis on charitable giving feels like the politest and most quintessentially Mormon 'F you' ever.

(RNS) — Although he has said that, as a Catholic, he supports "100%" the teaching authority of the church, Rubio has also said the pope only has authority on some topics.

(RNS) — The most devout Latter-day Saints are the most likely to be wrong about how many people are leaving the church and why, a new study shows.

(AP) — Law enforcement took 32-year-old John Vea Uasike Jr. into custody on April 14 in connection with six felony charges including two counts of murder and weapons violations, the Salt Lake County district attorney's office said in a news release.

(RNS) — The Faith250 initiative has 209 Christian, Jewish and Muslim congregations signed up to study 'America’s sacred texts' in a mission to stem the country’s democratic backsliding.

(RNS) — The labels we choose inwardly in our hearts ultimately determine how we treat one another outwardly.

(RNS) — The church just reported more convert baptisms than any previous year in its history.

(RNS) — Latina/o Mormons 'know their gospel backward and forward,' said researcher Sujey Vega. This means they're all too aware when some of the church's members embrace MAGA stances that are un-Christian.

(RNS) — Two hundred women said they had medical obstacles to wearing LDS temple garments, according to a survey conducted for 'Mormon Garments: Sacred and Secret,' released last month.

(RNS) — A history-making expansion of possible responsibilities at church for Latter-day Saint women.

President Trump said he was ‘bringing back religion,’ but the latest Gallup Poll shows no evidence of that.

On Feb. 1, the Smith portrait was unveiled at the chapel named for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at a vespers service attended by descendants of the Smith family.

and should not — point to any earthly nation or project.

Fife used to get hate mail for saying words like ‘clitoris’ out loud. Now her classes and podcasts are in high demand.

�� His ascent indicates the church may be doubling down on doctrinal conformity, especially around marriage and family.

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(AP) — A BYU team was the target of a derogatory chant in an opponent's venue for at least the fourth time in a year, and the Big 12 again announced the conference would look into the matter and the home team offered an apology.

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