Mormon Church

• Tech billionaire quits Mormon church, gives $600K to Utah LGBTQ+ group

  "I believe the Mormon church has hindered global progress in women's rights, civil rights and racial equality, and LGBTQ+ rights," Jeff Green wrote in a letter to the church.

  World

  Dec 22, 2021
  
• Mormon Church severs ties with Boy Scouts, ending century-old relationship

  The Mormon church said Tuesday it will sever all ties with the Boy Scouts of America at the end of next year.

  World

  May 9, 2018
  
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• Mormons under fire for baptizing Holocaust victims, Donald Trump’s grandparents

  The ceremonies first drew public attention in the 1990s when it was discovered they were performed on a few hundred thousand Holocaust victims, which Jewish leaders condemned as grossly insensitive.

  World

  Dec 21, 2017
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• Mormon girl coming out in front of congregation has microphone cut off

  A video of a young Mormon girl revealing to her congregation that she is lesbian and still loved by God - before her microphone is turned off by local church leaders - has sparked new controversy.

  World

  Jun 24, 2017
• Penthouse targets Utah for declaring porn a health crisis

  In response to Utah's recent declaration that porn is a health crisis, Penthouse mentioned Republican Gov. Gary Herbert on its cover while also sending copies to him and leaders in the Mormon church.

  Consumer

  Aug 3, 2016
• Arguments against Utah same-sex marriage ruling focus on parenting

  Legal arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court about Utah's overturned same-sex marriage ban have focused heavily on whether gay and lesbians can be suitable parents.

  World

  Jan 3, 2014
• Mormon church explains past ban on black priests

  The Mormon church has issued its most comprehensive explanation yet about its past exclusion of blacks from the priesthood.

  Dec 9, 2013