LDS Church files SCOTUS brief supporting Prop 8, DOMA
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has filed a pair of briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to uphold California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of...
View Article“Navigators USA” seeks to be an alternative to the Boy Scouts
OGDEN -- The children sat in a circle in the basement of a church, tossing a ball and trying to remember each other's names. Afterward, they had snacks and played tag as their parents sat in a corner...
View ArticleFeminists call for LDS Church to give women the priesthood
SALT LAKE CITY -- A group of Mormon feminists are launching a campaign to urge a dialogue about whether women should be ordained and have the priesthood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
View ArticleGroup advocating ordaining LDS women to priesthood hold launch event
SALT LAKE CITY -- A group of people advocating for women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be ordained to the priesthood officially launched their movement on Saturday in Salt Lake...
View ArticleLDS Church releases statement on race
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement on a controversial part of its history-- race and the Priesthood. Church leaders released a new statement...
View ArticleOrganization asks LDS Church to allow cameras on Temple Square during...
SALT LAKE CITY –The Vice President of the Utah Headliners Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists sent a letter to officials with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints requesting they...
View ArticlePoll says majority of Utahns, Mormons want Zion Curtains removed
PROVO -- A new poll by Brigham Young University's political science department has found that a majority of Utahns, including members of the Mormon Church, oppose the so-called "Zion Curtains." The...
View ArticleLDS Church backs LGBT nondiscrimination and religious freedom bills
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is supporting nondiscrimination bills involving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people -- while at the same time calling for...
View Article‘Historic’ bill that aims to balance LGBT rights and religious freedom unveiled
SALT LAKE CITY -- A bill that aims to balance religious liberties and LGBT rights has been unveiled in the Utah State Legislature. Senate Bill 296 would prohibit discrimination based on "sexual...
View ArticleMormon LGBT rights group denied entry into parades
SALT LAKE CITY — A group of Mormon Church members sympathetic to LGBT rights said it has been denied entry into two of Utah’s biggest parades. In a statement posted on its website, Mormons Building...
View ArticleLDS Church converted into apartment building preserves a piece of Provo history
PROVO, Utah – A man in Provo took it upon himself to preserve a piece of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ history while offering residents a new place to live. Greg Soter saw an old...
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LDS Church issues statement in response to Donald Trump’s comments on Muslims
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued a statement on religious freedom and pluralism, in response to remarks made by Republican presidential candidate Donald...
View Article‘Ordain Women’ urges LDS Church to change policies regarding women serving as...
SALT LAKE CITY — The organization “Ordain Women” is launching a new campaign aimed at changing policies that prevent women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from serving as official...
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Senator says LDS Church ‘snuffed out’ hate crimes bill
SALT LAKE CITY -- The state lawmaker sponsoring hate crimes legislation accused the LDS Church of effectively killing his bill. "All of those efforts, all future legislative dialogue, all future...
View ArticleLDS Church softens its opposition to medical marijuana bill
SALT LAKE CITY — In a new statement, the LDS Church appears to have softened its opposition to Senate Bill 73, which would bring medical marijuana to Utah. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
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LDS Church seeks restraining order in Navajo sex abuse lawsuits
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is seeking a restraining order to block a pair of sex abuse lawsuits from moving forward in Navajo Nation Tribal Court. In a court...
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LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson subpoenaed for deposition in sex abuse...
SALT LAKE CITY -- Attorneys have subpoenaed Thomas S. Monson, the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to give a deposition in a series of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of...
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LDS Church asks members to vote against recreational marijuana, assisted suicide
SALT LAKE CITY -- In a pair of letters to Mormons in four western states, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have asked them to vote against ballot initiatives for recreational...
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Catholic Diocese to fight death penalty, ‘end of life options’ bills in Utah...
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City has launched a campaign to pressure lawmakers to vote against a pair of bills in the Utah State Legislature. Parishoners are being asked to...
View ArticleLDS Church President Thomas S. Monson hospitalized
SALT LAKE CITY -- President Thomas S. Monson has been hospitalized, a spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed to FOX 13. "President Monson was not feeling well last...
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