Mormonism News Archives

News and commentary about Mormonism.

Mormon Women Are No Longer Required to Be Veiled for Burial

10 Feb 2019
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Gary Nguyen

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made another move for gender equality. This change comes as one of the latest put forth by the church. The idea behind the change and others are to give...

LA Faith Coalition to Hold Emergency Press Conference Demanding Disney CEO Bob Iger End Anti-Religious Hate on A&E Networks

29 Jan 2019
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Elisa Meyer

Religious leaders will gather in front of Disney offices to “end anti-religious hate.” World Religion News received an email overnight from Los Angeles Faith Coalition about an emergency...

Twitter Erupts to Trump’s Endorsement of Bible Study in Schools

28 Jan 2019
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Nathan Glover

Critics say Trump's support of Bible study in public schools is in violation of the constitution. President Donald Trump is cheering on the move to bring Bible literacy classes to public schools. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1089876055224184833 "Numerous...

LDS Church Makes Changes to Endowment Ceremony in a Move Towards Gender Equality

09 Jan 2019
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Kelly Frazier

Church attendees were greeted with policy changes in the first LDS services of 2019. in the ceremonies. The attendees were supportive of the revisions, describing them as a step towards empowering...

Religion and the 2019 Congress

04 Jan 2019
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Elisa Meyer

The number of Christians has decreased in Congress. when compared to its predecessors. Most of these changes, it is to be noted, are on the Democratic area of the fence. These findings were discovered...

Mormon Mom Pranked with Obi-Wan Kenobi ‘Jesus Painting’

02 Jan 2019
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Nathan Glover

"Mom loves her Jesus Christmas present and I'm not sure how to get out of this thing alive when she figures out." His mother continues to believe the image is of Jesus Christ. The Utah man,...

Female LDS Missionaries Can Now Wear Pants

31 Dec 2018
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Elisa Meyer

The dress code change will help protect female missionaries from from disease. This new dress standards adjustment takes effect immediately. The First Presidency approved the edit with safety concerns...

An Ahmadi Muslim’s Message on Christmas

24 Dec 2018
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Anila Sadiq

Christmas is a joyous time for Christians all around the world. People's faces shine with excitement on Christmas. Decorations and adornments can be seen all around. Although I do not celebrate...

Revered Christian Reverend writes Disney in the defense of Scientology

21 Dec 2018
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Derek Welch

Scientology's 'STAND' group and AME minster Rev. Dr. Cecil “Chip” Murray ask Disney head Bob Iger to take action against incendiary programming. In November 2018, the FBI reported hate...

How Religions Celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and the Holidays

20 Dec 2018
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WRN Editorial Staff

What Do World Religions Do During the Holiday Season? Exclusively from WorldReligionNews.com! Share this Infographic on Your Site Source: WorldReligionNews.com Typically when we say "the...