How outdated Mormon teachings may be aiding and abetting ‘rape culture’ Outdated Mormon teachings that placed much of the blame on women are tough to quash even if the church officially has ...

A new nationally representative survey focused exclusively on Mormons explores their religious beliefs and practices, political ideology, views on moral and social issues, and attitudes toward faith, ...

A large majority of Mormons say religion is very important in their lives, more than four-in-five pray at least once a day and three-quarters attend religious services weekly or more. Almost all ...

Mormonism is a religion practiced by millions around the world. Here, we answer some of the most common questions about Mormonism, with context from religious experts and Mormon literature.

Mouw said he has seen a growing emphasis by Mormon scholars on beliefs they share with evangelicals, such as salvation through Christ alone and a focus on atonement and the Cross.

Mormons: What does the powerful religious group actually believe? The newly anointed 17th president Russell M Nelson finds himself at the head of a Church that has nearly 16 million members worldwide ...

Although Mormon teachings about the environment have not changed, LDS leadership hasn’t put as much emphasis on environmental issues in recent decades as it did in the 1970s, when it issued ...

The rise of Mormonism reveals as much about America as it does about its most famous homegrown religion.

The LDS church’s attention to social and ecclesiastical barriers for transgender people, however meager to date, also portends a potential change in its teachings on sex and gender essentialism.

Mormon women, especially at LDS-owned schools, continue to be bombarded with the notion that they are at least partially responsible for sexual assaults.

When one of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's supporters publicly denounced the faith of Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman as a non-Christian cult, he was just the latest in a long line of people who have damn ...

Mormonism is a religion practiced by millions around the world. Here, we answer some of the most common questions about Mormonism, with context from religious experts and Mormon literature.