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High-ranking Mormon leader M. Russell Ballard dies at age 95. He was second-in-line to lead faith

One of the highest ranking leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has died

The Independent UK

Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against Mormon church

An 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…

The Independent UK

Latter-day Saints lawsuits raise questions over Mormon tithing – can churches just invest funds members believe are for charity?

Three men have filed a lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – also known as the LDS or Mormon church – and its investment arm, Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc. The men, at least one of whom remains an active member of the church, according to the…

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Mormon church sued again over how it uses tithing contributions from members

A federal lawsuit alleges the investment arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints misused hundreds of thousands of dollars donated by three men by investing the money instead of using it for charitable purposes as they claim was promised

The Independent UK

Mormon chapel to move into City as church-owned property fund looks to fill empty office space

Mormon church-owned property investment fund and registered charitable company Covent Garden IP said the change meant it didn’t make any monetary donations in 2022

Evening Standard

Utah women accuse ex-chief of anti-child trafficking group of sexual assault

Lawsuit comes after Ballard stepped down as head of organization over similar claims in August

The Guardian - US

8,671 butterflies released in BBP’s Butterfly Park Breeding Centre

BBP released 8,671 butterflies in the conservatory dome for public observation. Majority of the butterflies were Common Mormon (6,532) and Common Lime (1,013). The centre has a separate host plant garden for caterpillar food. It faces difficulties like lack of food plants, protecting eggs, larvae and pupa from parasitoids, and…

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How September 1993, when Latter-day Saints leaders disciplined six dissidents, continues to trouble the church

Lavina Fielding Anderson knew she was delivering a bombshell. Anderson, a dedicated Mormon who had previously edited the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ magazines, was also a scholar, writer and feminist. And on this day in August 1992, she was giving a conference presentation detailing how Latter-day Saints…

The Conversation

Mormon leaders – whose church is often associated with the GOP – push back against one-party politics

Top leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dropped a bombshell in June 2023 by telling their flock to vote for Democrats – well, almost.

The Conversation

CIA experiments, Mormon ravers and reformed racists: the untold history of MDMA

A new book, I Feel Love, explores the rollicking history of the 90s club drug turned 21st-century therapeutic treatment

The Guardian - US

Blood-red crickets invade Nevada town, residents fight back with brooms, leaf blowers, snow plows

The small town of Elko in rural northeastern Nevada is being invaded by a swarm of blood-red crickets

The Independent UK

Bug swarm: Nevada crawling with thick carpet of Mormon crickets

Millions of crickets – or rather shield-backed katydids – migrating across state, after hatching was delayed in spring

The Guardian - US

Thousands of bugs descend on hospital as 'biblical' swarm of crickets plague town

The Mormon cricket - which got its name in the 1800s after ransacking crop fields in Utah - can grow more than two inches long and turn cannibalistic when their food supplies, crops and other vegetation, runs out

Daily Mirror

Utah school district that banned Bible considers removing Book of Mormon

Davis school district says it will assess text after complaint for ‘pornographic or indecent materials’ under law passed last year

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Evening Standard

Mormon Church buys Wembley Amazon warehouse for £74 million via charitable company

The property was bought by a registered charity that manages the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints’ investments

AAP

Ex-NRL star Fainu appeals verdict after stabbing

Former Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu has appealed what he says is an "unreasonable" verdict finding him guilty over a stabbing at a Mormon church.

The Guardian - US

Mormon church has $100bn ‘clandestine hedge fund’, says whistleblower

Former church investment manager claims funds were intended for charity work but spent on for-profit initiatives as a tax dodge

The Guardian - US

Ex-members of extremist Mormon sect plead for help to find missing children

The leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints issued a ‘revelation’ that has parents worried

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Chicago Sun-Times

A dozen years after its debut, ‘Book of Mormon’ hasn’t lost any of its irreverent charm or biting satire

“Book of Mormon” isn’t puerile or shocking simply for the sake of being so. Good satire has a point, and “The Book of Mormon” has enough for a solid crown of thorns.

Chicago Sun-Times

Things to do in Chicago March 23-29: The Mix

‘The Book of Mormon,’ Lyric Opera’s ‘Proximity,’ Wilco in concert and the Greek Heritage Parade are among the highlights in the week ahead.

Zenger

Pew Stats Show Americans View Jews, Protestants, Catholics More Favorably Than Muslims, Mormons

A new poll shows Americans on favorability on different religious communities as the most dominant communities are viewed highly

The Independent UK

Former mayor, Mormon bishop gets prison for child sex abuse

A former Utah city mayor and one-time bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will likely spend the rest of his life in prison on child sexual abuse charges

The Independent UK

Push for clergy to report abuse stalls in deeply Mormon Utah

A push to mandate members of religious clergy report child sexual abuse when it's brought to their attention is facing pushback from churches throughout the United States

The Guardian - UK

The Mormons Are Coming review – lovely, kind and deeply unsettling

You can’t fail to warm to the cheery young Mormons in this unprecedented documentary … even as they try to fill your emotional void with their beliefs

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Jane Fonda, Gloria Hendry and Rose McGowan talk sex on screen

From Barbarella exploitation to intimacy coordinators, the film industry comes under the spotlight. Plus, a look at Britain’s Mormon missionaries. Here’s what to watch this evening

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