It had become an all too familiar sound. Late on the night of Feb. 24, Stuart Matis's mother lay awake in bed, listening to her 32-year-old son pacing his room, unable to sleep. She worried that his ...

Thomas W. Murphy is the latest Mormon scholar to challenge key teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Murphy, 35, has likened the Book of Mormon, an essential LDS sacred ...

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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 damned ...

John Dehlin produces the podcast Mormon Stories. He faces possible excommunication from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for questioning church doctrine on LGBT issues, among other ...

Ever since the great American Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. found inspiration in the book View of the Hebrews, published by Ethan Smith (no relation) in 1823, and after he claimed to use magical ...

Here's a look at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often referred to as the Mormon Church. Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805-June 27, 1844) founded the Church of Jesus Christ of ...