Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Mormonism published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 711
» View wsbtradio.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-60
•
Next >
-
Elizabeth Smart Ties the Knot
t's happily ever after, after all for Elizabeth Smart!
The former Utah kidnap victim and ABC News contributor married her beau of one year, Matthew Gilmour, in an intimate ceremony Saturday on the island of Oahu.
The lovebirds took the plunge at the...Tags: Bodies of Water, Religion and Belief, Oceans, Weddings, Marriage
-
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards
![<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">THE 54<sup>TH</sup> ANNUAL <em>GRAMMY AWARDS</em></span></strong>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/302453120-13122426.jpg "<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;\">THE 54<sup>TH</sup> ANNUAL <em>GRAMMY AWARDS</em></span></strong>")
THE 54TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS
The 54th annual GRAMMY Awards took place at The Staples Center tonight and music’s biggest night belonged to Adele. The singer won six awards including Album of the Yearand Best Pop Vocal Album for 21 and Record of...Tags: Jay-Z, Physiology, Staples Center, Taraji P. Henson, Paul McCartney
-
After fleeing polygamist sect, boys face a new world
ST. GEORGE, Utah — Zach Bowers' cultural education included a battle of wills over a simple task: how to mop the kitchen floor. Just when the teenager thought he was done with the weekly chore, Debbie Hofhines would loom like a drill sergeant,...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Movies, Christianity, Personal Data Collection, Star Wars (movie)
-
Mormon Church to Boy Scouts: Gay Scouts proposal OK
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a message for the Boy Scouts of America's plan to allow gay Scouts: We're fine with it. The Mormon Church, which has historically opposed same-sex marriage, said Thursday that it supported the Scouts'...
Tags: Youth Organizations, Barack Obama, Christianity, Minority Groups, Boy Scouts of America
-
Tony Plakas: Boy Scouts' new proposition just provides a distraction
Last week, the executive committee of the Boy Scouts of America made a proposition: Yes to gay youth and no to gay leaders. After "the most comprehensive listening exercise in its history," the BSA's executive committee conceded gay boys interested in...Tags: Youth Organizations, Customs and Tradition, Justice and Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Christianity
-
Mormon bishop comes to rescue with samurai sword: 'I drew on him'
Some intruder picked the wrong house to menace. That’s what happened this week when a gate-crasher in Salt Lake City came face to face with a Mormon bishop — wielding a Samurai sword. Kent Hendrix's teenage son pounded on his bedroom door,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Stephen Breyer, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Christianity, Weaponry
-
Mormonism and the discussion of a woman's place
The newer, smaller and more centrally organized a religion is, the less prone it is to reformed versions breaking away. It also helps if the religion's followers form an insular group, to one extent or another, away from the tug of societal trends....
Tags: Jesus Christ, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Rituals
-
In rare event, woman leads prayer at major Mormon conference
For the first time in memory, a woman has led a prayer at the major conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. Jean A. Stevens offered the closing prayer for more than 100,000 Mormons gathered Saturday for the...Tags: Religion and Belief, Rituals, Christianity, Religious Events
-
Is the Wildly Entertaining 'Book of Mormon' Also Kinda Vapid?
I just saw the super-ultra-atmosphere-piercing smash hit musical “The Book of Mormon” and had two conflicting feelings about it. Yes, it’s entertaining, clever, and funny as hell, but also, has anyone noticed, that much like some of...
Tags: Music, Wars and Interventions, Life of Pi (movie), International Military Interventions, Joseph Smith, Jr.
-
The Scouts and gays
Over the past 103 years, America's churches have built the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) into the nation's most successful youth group — which makes it remarkable that the BSA stands ready to let gays join Scouting, thus publicly renouncing the wishes...
Tags: Jesus Christ, Roman Catholicism, Youth Organizations, Gay Rights, Justice and Rights
-
Is Pope Benedict XVI setting precedent for…the Mormons?
The Religion WorldThe Salt Lake Tribune religion reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack writes that Pope Benedicts' decision to retire, rather than die in office, has Mormons talking about whether that could happen to the leader of the Latter-Day Saints? With the resignation of... -
Fat acceptance group condemns adding kids to 'Biggest Loser'
This post has been updated, as indicated below.The National Assn. to Advance Fat Acceptance calls it "appalling" that the new season of "The Biggest Loser" will include young teenagers. Season 14 of NBC's reality weight-loss competition begins Sunday night and will include three teenagers -- two 13-...Tags: NBC (tv network), Religion and Belief, The Biggest Loser (tv program), Weight Loss, Overweight
Feb 19, 2012
|Story| WSBT Radio
Feb 13, 2012
|Story| WSBT Radio
May 8, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 25, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 1, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 9, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 6, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 11, 2013
|Story| RedEye
Feb 4, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 21, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
Jan 5, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Mormonism topic gallery.
