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(RNS) — There's something for everyone to cheer — or boo — in the most recent data on the LDS church.

American book-reading habits have been in decline for decades, but you wouldn’t know it from sitting in on a young adult literature class held in

A tight-knit community of young-adult writers who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has yielded smashes like “Twilight.” But religious doctrine can clash with creative freedoms.

Some members of Gen Z who have left the Latter-day Saint faith have found a sense of community through TikTok and other social media platforms, finding each other with the hashtag #exmormon.

A recent string of streaming programs is focused either on members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or people who've decided to leave the religion.One, "Under the Banner of Heaven," is a mixture of facts and creative license based on the bestseller by Jon Krakauer. Two others are documentaries — “Mormon No More” and “Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey.”So why is this

The church struggles to adapt to local customs and retain its distinct culture | United States

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued a warning to members that coffee is prohibited no matter how fancy the name,

Summer hiatus I plan to be back in early September with renewed energy and some fresh perspective. Until then, God bless you. June 1, 2021 It’s time for a rest. I’ve been writing this “Flunking Sainthood” column for eleven years now, first for Beliefnet and then for RNS. The only long-ish break I’ve taken during that time was a few months off when my mother died. Other than that, I’ve been providing religion news and analysis each week for over a decade now, and to be honest I’m f...

Finally! Single Mormons have new opportunities, greater respect New leadership policies and a general shift in attitude could help invigorate single members, who have low activity rates in the LDS church. April 30, 2021 Photo by Helena Lopes/Unsplash/Creative Commons (RNS) — I’ve been greatly encouraged in the past few weeks to see more (and more positive) attention to single members in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Here’s hoping that “adult” will now be regarded as...

Jana Riess: Finally! Single Latter-day Saints have new opportunities, greater respect New leadership policies and a general shift in attitude could help invigorate single members, who have low activity rates in the LDS church. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Work continues on the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during its renovation in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 2, 2021. By Jana Riess | Religion News Service   | April 30, 2021, 10:16 p.m...