Salt Lake City Weekly

LDS church repeats the mistakes of its Black priesthood and temple ban with its restrictions on women and LGBTQ+ members

In 1852, Brigham Young—second prophet/president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—implemented a ban on people of African descent holding the priesthood and accessing temple rituals, ...
Standard-Examiner

Guest opinion: Church’s priesthood and temple ban on women, LGBTQ+ folks mirrors restraints on Black people

In 1852, the second prophet-president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young, implemented a ban on people of African descent from holding the priesthood and accessing temple ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Jana Riess: What the new LDS hymns say about the church’s theology

Many years ago, I was called to be my ward’s Primary chorister. Soon after, the Primary president took me aside and told me I had just been given the most important job in the entire Church of Jesus ...
Salt Lake City Weekly

"Temporary commandments:" Top Latter-day Saint leader Dallin Oaks coins new phrase for Mormonism.

During The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' semi-annual General Conference in October, the faith's second-highest ranking leader, Dallin Oaks, introduced an intriguing new framework to ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Commentary: The four ‘churches’ within the LDS Church — and who leads them

For a religion sometimes critiqued for its conformity, there are a variety of Churches of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that you might see at General Conference this weekend. Of course, I don’t ...