Storming Zion Blog

Storming Zion: A Historical Account of Government Raids on New Religious Movements

Four years ago I set out with my colleague Susan Palmer to collect data on government raids targeting new or nontraditional religious movements (NRMs).

Mormon Leaders’ Historic Visit to AJC Headquarters

Mormon Leaders' Historic Visit to AJC Headquarters (via PR Newswire) American Jewish Committee logo. (PRNewsFoto/American Jewish Committee) NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

Blacks Get Priesthood

Mormon Church Condemns Past Racist Behavior and Beliefs in New Statement

Mormons share their experiences when the ban on African Americans in the priesthood was lifted. Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

Hawaii Mormon Same-Sex Marriage

Mormon Leaders Open Up About Hawaii’s Proposed Same-Sex Marriage Legislation

Mormon leaders, after staying quiet for so long on the marriage issue that many states have already approved legislation on, are finally talking about

The LDS Mormon Church Launches Religious Freedom Awareness Campaign

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also called the Mormon or LDS Church, is no stranger to social media, online publishing and

LDS Car Crash

LDS Missionary Car Accident – 10 Deaths This Year – Are Missions Dangerous?

A 19-year-old California Mormon missionary was recently involved in a ghastly car crash. The missionary, Taylor Ward, of Vacaville, CA was with another missionary,

Mormons Building Bridges

Mormons Expanding LGBT Support

The new generation of those who follow the Mormon religion are speaking out about their sexual preferences. In a recent conference held at the