Mormonism

Brigham Young University’s dress code states: “Men are expected to be cleanshaven; beards are not acceptable.” But BYU will make “a beard exception for medical reasons.” If you’re wondering whether the school’s...

The grieving family of a New York City cab driver who was killed in a rainy night accident on the Long Island Expressway reached out to the Utah relatives of the grandmother who died in the same crash, trying to shield her 11 year old grandson in the...

Salt Lake Tribune reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack writes about a growing movement among Mormon women seeking greater equality within the church: For some Mormon feminists, there can be only one goal on the road to gender equality: priesthood ordination....

A new study finds the typical American believes the United States is far more religiously diverse than it actually is. The typical American adult pegs religious affiliation in the U.S. as follows:  24% Catholic, 20% Protestant, 19% unaffiliated, 9%...

By Megan Crepeau Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said in an interview to be published Sunday that one reason he's reluctant to release his tax returns is that they reveal how much money he and his wife have given to......

A social scientist predicts that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will become the largest church in the United States in the next century – whether Mitt Romney becomes the first Mormon president or not. Mark Koltko-Rivera, author of  ...

Bloomberg News reporter Julie Hirschfelt Davis writes that Mitt Romney is expected to talk about his experience as  Mormon bishop in his address to GOP delegates today: Mitt Romney will talk about his time as a Mormon bishop at the Republican convention...

CUATRO MILPAS, MEXICO— In this hardscrabble farming village, an American teenager like Luis Martinez was bound to stand out. Raised on Little Caesars pizzas and Big Gulps, Luis, 13, was portly. The village kids, subsisting on bowls of chicken...

"Once" was the big winner at the Tony Awards on Sunday, taking home eight awards, including best new musical. Based on the 2006 indie movie of the same name, "Once" is a modestly scaled romantic reverie that is leagues different in tone and size from...

MormonVoices website has compiled top 10 lists of the worst and best stories of the year about Mormonism. Topping the best of the bad is Orlando Mormon blogger David Twede: (1) In September, Mormon blogger David Twede was summoned by local church...

The Walt Disney Co. has a new challenge for video gamers. Are they ready to whistle while they play? “Epic ......

Billy Graham has been called America's Pastor. His voice in the American conversation and his access to twelve U.S. presidents is unmatched. He is the ultimate example of Christian faith wedded to societal and governmental power. This marriage of faith...