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Mormon church leaders encourage civility as Trump and Harris rally religious voters
Read full article: Mormon church leaders encourage civility as Trump and Harris rally religious votersA top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is urging members to “avoid what is harsh and hateful” in the heat of election season.
Mormon faith pushes ahead with global temple building boom despite cool reception in Las Vegas
Read full article: Mormon faith pushes ahead with global temple building boom despite cool reception in Las VegasA worldwide building boom of big, bright Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temples is meeting pushback in a place not known for moderation.
Latter-day Saints leader addresses congregants without a word on racial or LGBTQ+ issues
Read full article: Latter-day Saints leader addresses congregants without a word on racial or LGBTQ+ issuesThe oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has so far created a mixed legacy.
Former Mormon bishop highlighted in AP investigation arrested on felony child sex abuse charges
Read full article: Former Mormon bishop highlighted in AP investigation arrested on felony child sex abuse chargesA former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was featured in an Associated Press investigation into how the church protects itself from allegations of sexual abuse was arrested by police in Virginia this week after being indicted on charges he sexually abused his daughter while accompanying her on a school trip when she was a child, according to court filings.
Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against Mormon church
Read full article: Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against Mormon churchAn Arizona Superior Court judge has dismissed a high-profile child sexual abuse lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ruling that church officials who knew that a church member was sexually abusing his daughter had no duty to report the abuse to police or social service agencies because the information was received during a spiritual confession.
Family of slain Utah family says husband took guns from home
Read full article: Family of slain Utah family says husband took guns from homeA Utah man who fatally shot his five children, mother-in-law and wife and then killed himself had removed guns owned by himself and his wife days before the murder-suicide, leaving the family “vulnerable,” a relative said Friday.
Lighthouse food bank in Waterford Township receives special delivery
Read full article: Lighthouse food bank in Waterford Township receives special deliveryA special delivery from across the country arrived at a food bank in Oakland County. The key delivery was made to a Lighthouse food warehouse in Waterford Township on Thursday (Jan. 27). It comes from a church in Utah. The church realized that the food program at Lighthouse was in trouble, not only did the church send funds -- but also two dozen pallets of food.
Mormons and NAACP seek to advance work with new initiatives
Read full article: Mormons and NAACP seek to advance work with new initiativesLeaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are unveiling $9.25 million in new educational and humanitarian projects as they seek to build on an alliance formed with the NAACP in 2018.
Lawsuit accuses Mormon church of fraud in use of donations
Read full article: Lawsuit accuses Mormon church of fraud in use of donationsFILE - In this April 4, 2020, file photo, is The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. The federal lawsuit, filed Monday, March 22, 2021, asserts that the church spent members donations that were solicited for charity on commercial purposes. The federal lawsuit, filed Monday, asserts that the church spent members’ donations that were solicited for charity on commercial purposes. Ad“This is not a case about faith; it is a case about fraud and corporate greed,” the lawsuit said. The practice, which is used in other faith groups, isn’t required for church members but is strongly encouraged.
Mormon leader: We didnt leave Boy Scouts, they left us
Read full article: Mormon leader: We didnt leave Boy Scouts, they left usM. Russell Ballard, a senior leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and acting president of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, speaks during an interview, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at the Associated Press headquarters in New York. (AP Photo/Emily Leshner)A high-ranking leader with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says the church severed its century-long tie with the Boy Scouts because the organization made changes that pushed it away from the church. The reality there is we didnt really leave them; they kind of left us, says M. Russell Ballard, a member of a top governing panel of the church called the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The direction they were going was not consistent to what we feel our youth need to have...to survive in the world that lies ahead for them.Ballard, in New York City for events with young adult church members, talks about preparations for the faiths bicentennial, also spoke about the churchs support for medical marijuana and incivility in daily life.
Mormon church opposes Utah's proposed ban of 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ minors
Read full article: Mormon church opposes Utah's proposed ban of 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ minors"Conversion therapy" is a practice that attempts to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ people. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) for over two decades has strongly opposed the practice of "conversion therapy." Other professional organizations that oppose "conversion therapy" are the American Medical Association, the World Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. The move came four months after Huntington Woods made it a civil infraction to perform "conversion therapy." Legislation was introduced earlier this year to ban the use of "conversion therapy" on youth throughout Michigan.