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The constitutionality of released-time religious education was taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1952. But it wasn’t about Utah or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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To outsiders, Utah can seem a mysterious place. But the rise of reality TV like the “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” and others have given people a peek inside.
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Peyote, a cactus that contains mescaline, a hallucinogen, grows naturally in South Texas and northern Mexico. It is sacred to many Indigenous people, playing a central role in their ceremonies, spiritual practice and medicine.
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After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it was tranquil the Tuesday after at the Nativity in the Glen — even though people still had to beat the crowds.
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One in 10 Utah voters is Hispanic or Latino. Sticking with the state’s reputation,”Latinos in Utah may be more Republican than Latinos nationally,” said one political scientist.
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Retzlaff, a junior college transfer, has earned a hero’s embrace by rabbis and others in Provo while also becoming a favorite of the large fan base that lovingly calls him the “BYJew.”
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There’s a cultural stigma in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that older, unmarried men are misfits or something’s wrong with them. A new mission change could signal to other members that single men belong.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says a new sleeveless version of the temple garment is especially for people in hot and humid areas. Researcher and religious historian Jana Riess doesn’t think that’s the whole story.
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As both presidential campaigns have stepped up efforts to win over religious voters in Arizona and Nevada, Dallin H. Oaks encouraged congregants at the faith’s twice-annual general conference to steer clear of contention and be peacemakers in their communities one month out from the Nov. 5 election.
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A worldwide building boom of big, bright Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temples is meeting pushback in a place not known for moderation. In Las Vegas, homeowners just a 30-minute drive from glittery resorts say they were trampled when officials approved a temple larger than the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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Jake Retzlaff is the first Jewish starting quarterback for BYU and he has helped the No. 17 Cougars race out to a 5-0 start.
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Many Utah women say The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ ‘best practices’ when it comes to gender are holding them back.