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Polygamist Mormon Sect Accused of Using Local Police to Bully Non-Members
Two US towns settled by fundamentalist Mormons are being sued by the Department of Justice for systematically discriminating against non-fundamentalist residents.
The Oregon Militia's Mormon Leader Is Getting Snubbed by the Mormon Church
Ammon Bundy said the Lord told him to engage in a standoff with the feds. His church is not okay with that.
More Than 2,500 Mormons Are Resigning from the Church Over Anti-LGBT Policy
Earlier this month, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said it would no longer bless or baptize the children of gay parents until they renounce same-sex marriage and cohabitation after turning 18 years old.
Salt Lake City Just Elected Its First Gay Mayor
Jackie Biskupski is now the second woman ever to hold the city's top office, and the first lesbian.
This Is What a Mormon Feminist Looks Like
We spoke to one of the editors of a new anthology of Mormon feminist writing about the political effects of patriarchal religions, "spiritual pain," and why she stays in the LDS Church.
Fears of 'Blood Moon' Apocalypse Prompt Mormon Church to Issue Call for Calm
A rare “supermoon” that coincides with a lunar eclipse on Sunday night will imbue the moon with a rusty hue, a sign that some believe marks the beginning of the end times.
Search Is On for Survivors of Deadly Flood in US Polygamous Stronghold
A flash flood warning is in place until noon on Tuesday, but rescue crews and search teams are still scouring the area with tracking dogs and drones.
It’s Pioneer Day for Mormons But Pie and Beer Day for the Rest of Us
Although two-thirds of Utah’s 2.9 million residents are Mormons, not everyone is content with H2O on a God-given day off from work—and today’s a Friday, no less!
Why I'm Never Going Back to the Mormon Church
Although I left the LDS years ago, I went to the church's recent Hill Cumorah Pageant, a flashy spectacle designed to tell the origin story of Mormonism and convert new members.
Should Religion Stay Out of Politics? - The People Speak
In this episode of 'The People Speak,' VICE News traveled around the world to ask people about the role of church in state.
How Would the World's Religions Respond to the Singularity?
Mormons? Into it. Catholics? Not so much.