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Why are so many young women leaving Mormonism?

(RNS) — More than half of young adult women who grew up LDS have now left. Many are reacting against politics, purity culture ...
Glenn Beck leans forward on his elbows. His voice hushes. His eyes grow red at the corners. He presses his lips together and clears his throat. He cannot speak. The tears fall, and just for a moment ...
Backlash against an obituary of its late prophet Thomas S. Monson reveals the existential doubts gnawing at the modern church. In the Old Testament, there is a story about Nebuchadnezzar II, the great ...
A podcast listener takes me to task for saying that we should lighten up on Millennials, because doesn't everyone know that religions that liberalize their standards go down the toilet? Not so fast, I ...
In the August 13th & 20th issue, Adam Gopnik looks at the history of Mormonism and its place in American life. Here Gopnik talks with Sasha Weiss and Avi Steinberg, who is currently writing a book ...
Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research, Pew Research Center and Gregory Smith, Research Fellow, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life [Updated December 6, 2007] On Thursday Dec. 6, Mitt Romney ...
Discover What’s Streaming On: Heather Gay is taking viewers into the dark history of Mormonism. Bravo announced on Tuesday that The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star is at the helm of a new three ...
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City‘s Heather Gay is diving deeper into her Mormon roots with a new limited series. Bravo announced the three-part series, Surviving Mormonism With Heather Gay, on ...
You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Our next President may be a Mormon, so it seems a good time to learn some things about that particular ...
At its annual General Conference held from March 31 to April 1, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as the Mormons), announced two new members of its second highest ...
Since its founding in 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known as the Mormon church, has been reviled and attacked — and, it has grown hugely. The church has some six million ...