EXCLUSIVEInside the bitter fight between the Mormons and small town America: Church accused of 'bullying' picturesque hamlets into letting them build towering temples
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Daily Mail UK ^
| June 16, 2024 | Miles Dilworth
When the rural neighborhood of Lone Mountain, Nevada, stood up to the might of the Mormon church, they may have anticipated an explosive argument. But
not literally. 'We've had people setting off fireworks,' says resident Erin LeDoe. 'It was a neighbor who lives up against the mountain. They were setting off what were basically large cannons, right outside her backyard.' Those behind the pyrotechnics are thought to be supporters of a planned Mormon mega temple - and members of the church itself. Their target was a local woman who had fiercely opposed it, along with many of her neighbors, on...
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Not Satire: Ex-Mormons Start “Psychedelic Church” Where Mushrooms are Their Sacrament
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Disntr ^
| October 19, 2023 | staff
In a world where boundaries and definitions are stretched to unrecognizable limits, a congregation of ex-Mormons has outdone itself in an unprecedented display of spiritual anarchy. Stepping
far away from previously blasphemous Mormon roots, they’ve founded a “church” where their sacrament is not the bread and wine symbolizing Christ’s sacrifice, but psychedelic mushrooms. Yes, you read that correctly. They call themselves the “Divine Assembly,” trading in pews and hymnals for bean bags and trip guides. These spiritual “adventurers” claim they are communing directly with the divine while they’re tripping, but the only thing they are communing with is the surreal...
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Ex-FLDS members fear that their children are being abducted by radical Mormons to make pedophile prophet Warren Jeff's prophecy that kids would return to church come true
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Daily Mail UK ^
| June 23, 2023 | Alice Wright
Former members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints believe their children have been abducted by the Mormon group in a twisted way to fulfill a prophecy of its disgraced leader. Four
mothers, Lorraine Jessop, Miranda Johnson, Elizabeth Roundy and Sarah Johnson, believe their eight missing children did not run away, as court records suggest, but are, in fact, being concealed by their former church. The FLDS is a polygamist offshoot of Mormonism best known for its prophet Warren Jeffs, who is currently serving life in prison for sexually assaulting girls as young as 12. Jeffs remains...
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Utah governor slams Oregon fans for bigoted chant against Mormons at BYU game
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New York Post ^
| 9/18 | David Propper
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox ripped rowdy irreverent fans who chanted “-—- the Mormons” during a football match between Oregon and BYU Saturday. “Religious bigotry alive and celebrated in Oregon,” the Republican governor tweeted in response to a video of the hateful chant at the University of Oregon home game. Oregon
Ducks fans can be heard repeating the line at least twice before the ugly chant trails off in one video. The school and its student section both apologized Sunday for the “offensive and disgraceful” chant in a series of tweets.
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‘The Chosen’ Creator Dallas Jenkins Says Mormons are Saved : ‘I’m Going to Die on That Hill’
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Protestia ^
| 8/11/2021
Dallas Jenkins, son of “Left Behind” author Jerry Jenkins, and Director of the smash-hit TV show The Chosen appeared on a Mormon podcast LDS Living (Latter Day Saint Living) where he offered up why Mormons and are saved and why he considers the many Mormon folks to work on his show to
be believers. Morgan Jones 1 Well, I am so excited about this. I am honestly such a big fan of “The Chosen,” so this is a treat for me. And I’ll be honest with you, I introduced a good number of people to your show because I love...
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Mormons, Moderna Fund Pope’s Health Gig
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Church Militant ^
| April 26, 2021 | Jules Gomes
Mormons, Moderna Fund Pope’s Health GigFrancis schmoozes doctrinally white-supremacist, pro-polygamy cult VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - A $100-billion cult rooted in white supremacy and an experimental vaccine manufacturer with financial links to pro-abortionist Bill Gates are among the controversial sponsors of the Vatican's forthcoming summit on global health.Mormon leaders give Francis a statue
of the Mormon Jesus Mormon elder William King Jackson and Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel will address the Pontifical Council for Culture's conference on "Exploring the Mind, Body and Soul" from May 6–8. The conference will also host abortion advocate Chelsea Clinton and New Age guru Deepak Chopra.The Vatican...
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Why Does Mitt Romney Hate Trump? - Ask The Mormons
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richardwilliamz.blogspot.com/ ^
| 02/05/20 | Richard Williamz
The Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City. Utah’s sizable Mormon population is deeply unsettled by a sense of Donald J. Trump’s moral shortcomings.Credit...Rick Bowmer/Associated Press/NY Times Oct. 9, 2016 Speaking of Moral Shortcomings, ex Democratic Senator Harry Reid received a Distinguished Public Service Award from Mormon Attorneys in 2017. newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org
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Mormons pulling 400,000 youths out of struggling Boy Scouts
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Associated Press ^
| Dec. 17, 2019 | Associated Press
KAYSVILLE, Utah (AP) — For decades, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was one of Boy Scouts of America’s greatest allies and the largest sponsor of troops. But
on Jan. 1, the Utah-based faith will deliver the latest blow to the struggling organization when it pulls out more than 400,000 young people and moves them into a new global program of its own.
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How an isolated group of Mormons got caught up in Mexico's cartel wars
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The Guardian ^
| November 8, 2019 | David Agren
The deaths of nine women and children has thrust into focus a small religious community and their long history in a remote corner of northern Mexico. [snip]Six children and three women – all US citizens – were massacred on a dirt road nearby, when gunmen ambushed their convoy of SUVs, killing children
at point-blank range and shooting one mother as she begged for their lives.[snip]The region is understood to be the site of a battle for dominance between an organized crime group known as La Línea, based in Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua, and another group known as Los Salazar based...
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Prominent Muslim leader meets with First Presidency to build interfaith friendship (Mormons)
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Deseret News ^
| 11/6/2019 | Sydney Walker
His Excellency Dr. Mohammad Abdulkarim Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League and president of the International Organization for Muslim Scholars, met with the First Presidency on Tuesday, Nov. 5.Dr. Al-Issa also met with Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and toured Welfare Square.
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Review: The Next Mormons: How Millennials are Changing the LDS Church
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Mormonism Research Ministries ^
| 10/15/2019 | Eric Johnson
Jana Riess, 49, is a popular LDS blogger who has degrees from revered school such as Princeton Theological Seminary and Columbia University, where she earned her Ph.D. in religion. She
is a senior columnist for Religion News Service. MRM’s Viewpoint on Mormonism has produced shows on more than a half dozen of her articles, as she has an interesting perspective, even when we disagree.Her newest book is titled The Next Mormons: How Millennials are Changing the LDS Church. It is a scholarly research book published by Oxford University Press in March 2019. While this book is not as “layperson” oriented...
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Mormons Launch Sacred Underwear Store 'Brigham's Secret'
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The Babylon Bee ^
| August 9, 2019 | Staff
SALT LAKE CITY, UT—A specialty underwear shop targeting Mormons has opened in Salt Lake City's Temple Square. If the venture is successful, "Brigham's Secret" stores will become a reality in malls and shopping centers all over the country. The
store allows men and women to shop for various temple undergarments, which are designed to offer both maximum comfort and be a constant reminder of the covenants made with God in the temple. Coming in multiple colors, types of material, and various different cuts, the luxury temple garments will allow Latter-Day Saints to look their very best while going about their...
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Are Mormons Christians? (Additional Footage) - Tim Conway
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Grace Community Church ^
| 6/8/2013 | Tim Conway
An exploration of the doctrine of the Church of Latter day Saints by Tim Conway.
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Mormons reverse policy, allow blessings and baptism for kids of gay parents
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Oregonian ^
| 04/05/2019 | Washington Post
Children of LGBT parents can now be blessed or baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, church officials declared in a new policy on Thursday, dramatically reversing a 2015 decision that excluded those children from the rituals until they were 18. The
church will also update its handbook for leaders, removing the label of “apostasy” for same-sex marriage.
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Mormons to drop Scouting as part of new global initiative
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Deseret News ^
| 5/8/2018 | Tad Walch
The LDS Church is ending its relationship with the Boy Scouts of America. The expiration date for the remarkably robust, 105-year alliance is Dec. 31, 2019, according to a joint statement released Tuesday night by BSA and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The decision by LDS leaders is part
of a broader restructuring of the church’s programs for all Mormon children ages 8 to 18.
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One thousand current and former Mormons march on church HQ in Salt Lake City demanding an end...
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DAILY MAIL UK ^
| Mar 30, 2018 | ap
FULL TITLE: One thousand current and former Mormons march on church HQ in Salt Lake City demanding an end to one-on-one 'worthiness' interviews between youths and lay leaders that include sexual questions About 1,000 current and former Mormons marched to the church's headquarters in Salt Lake City Friday to deliver petitions demanding
an end to closed door, one-on-one interviews between youth and lay leaders where sexual questions sometimes arise. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints changed its policy this week to now allow children to bring a parent or adult with them to the interviews, but protesters said...
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Holocaust victims and Queen Mother posthumously baptised by Mormons
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The Guardian ^
| 12-21-2017 | AP Staff
Mormons have recently posthumously baptised at least 20 Holocaust victims, Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe and the Queen Mother, according to a researcher who has spent two decades monitoring the church’s massive genealogical database. Baptisms
have been attempted – but blocked – for Charles Manson, Stephen Paddock and Devin Patrick Kelley. Paddock was the gunman who killed 58 people and wounded more than 500 in Las Vegas in October. Kelley killed 25 and wounded 20 in a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, last month. The grandparents of public figures like Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Hillary Clinton and Steven Spielberg have...
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Mormons perform baptisms on Holocaust victims
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AP ^
| December 21, 2017 | Brady McCombs
Mormons are posthumously baptizing Holocaust victims as well as grandparents of public figures like Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Steven Spielberg, despite church rules intended to restrict the ceremonies to a member's ancestors, according to a researcher who has spent two decades monitoring the church's massive genealogical database.
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Mormons drop Scout programs for older teens
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desert news ^
| May 11, 2017 | Tad Walch
SALT LAKE CITY — The LDS Church, the oldest and largest charter organization of the Boy Scouts of America, will drop Scouting from its Young Men's program for boys ages 14 through 17. Effective
Jan. 1, the move will carve about 180,000 Mormon boys from the Varsity and Venturing Scout programs in the United States and Canada, replacing them with activities created for boys in those age groups by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The church will continue to sponsor Cub Scouts for boys 8 to 10 and Boy Scout programs for those 11 through 13 in...
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Trump’s Utah point man calls out voters, Mormons who didn’t back the new prez
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The Salt Lake Tribune ^
| March 14, 2017
Don Peay says the 54 percent of Utah voters — especially Mormon Republicans — who didn't cast their presidential ballots for Donald Trump need to do at least one thing: repent. The
former head of the Trump campaign in the Beehive State told the Utah County Republican Women group Monday night, according to Provo's Daily Herald, that "the people who did not get behind Trump probably need to look at themselves in the mirror and say, 'Maybe I need to show a little bit of humility and ask for forgiveness, because I was wrong.' " Peay, a Latter-day Saint and...
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