Category: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism)

New book shows LDS women leading ‘At the Pulpit’ from the church’s beginnings

Last November, many Mormons fumed when a writer for Mother Jones magazine claimed Utah women didn’t vote for Hillary Clinton because in her view, LDS women are repressed and submissive. Critics have leveled similar charges off and on against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since its earliest days, but in fact women have shaped the way Mormons understand and live their religion since the faith’s beginnings, say the editors of a new book, ” At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women .”

‘South Park’ creators aim to scale back Trump coverage

‘South Park’ creators aim to scale back Trump coverage “We decided to just kind of back off and let them do their comedy and we’ll do ours.” Check out this story on scsun-news.com: http://usat.ly/2ka4562 ‘South Park’ creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone say fans keep assuming they must be loving the Trump presidency – there’s so much dramatic material to parody, right? The creators of South Park have acute Trump fatigue – so much so that they plan to scale back on the number of storylines about him when they return to work on the show’s 21st season later this year.

Mormon Tabernacle Choir Member Quits Over Trump Inauguration

Former Mormon Tabernacle Choir member Janet Chamberlin formally resigned over the choir’s plans to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration later this month, according to a Friday report from RawStory. The Choir announced it planned to perform at Trump’s inauguration last week, and several members voiced their concerns over the decision.

Editorial: A Congress strengthened by diversity

But there’s nothing homogeneous about how – or whether – Americans embrace that conviction in their personal lives. For more than two centuries, the Bill of Rights has barred the establishment of any particular religion while upholding the free exercise of all of them.