Social Issues
Clear, sourced answers to the questions people actually ask about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
26 articles · 9 videos
Mormonism: By the Numbers — What Every Major Study Found
Harvard, Princeton, Pew, Penn, USC, Chicago: every major independent study of Latter-day Saints, compiled — happiness, mental health, retention, generosity.
How Mormon Is 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives'? Every Claim, Checked
The Hulu hit returns Sept. 10. We checked every religious claim on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives against what the Church actually teaches — claim by claim, with sources.
13:03Inside the Mormon Church Abuse Helpline — Former Attorney Tells All
What actually happens when a Mormon bishop calls the Church's abuse helpline? Kate Lauck — a former Kirton McConkie helpline attorney and a survivor of childhood abuse — explains the entire system on the record.
How Much Land Does the Mormon Church Actually Own?
Florida's largest private landowner. 2M+ acres. $60B+ in securities. What's documented, what's estimated — and what the Church is planning.
Are Mormons Racist? The Teaching, the Members, the Record
Are Mormons racist? A question about people deserves an answer about people — in three honest parts: what the Church teaches, what its members are, and which direction the record runs. This article gives all three, at full strength.
Heretic Movie & Mormonism: The Film's Arguments, Answered
What does Heretic get right about Latter-day Saints? The Monopoly argument, the control thesis, and the staged miracle — answered from primary sources, claim by claim.
Surviving Mormonism with Heather Gay: Claims vs. the Record
What does Surviving Mormonism with Heather Gay claim — and what does the record show? The show file, the abuse-policy facts, and both sides' strongest documents.
The CES Letter: Every Claim, Every Answer
What is the CES Letter — and is it accurate? A 13-topic map of its claims with responses in brief, plus where every full answer lives in the response literature.
Mormon Church Finances, Explained: Tithing, Ensign Peak & the SEC
Tithing, the $5M SEC settlement, the $100B fund, and the 11–0 Huntsman ruling — every major claim about Mormon church finances, tested against the record.
The Book by the Pool: Visions of Glory, Fact-Checked
Visions of Glory was at the pool when police served Lori Vallow on Kauai. We test the book's claims against the LDS standard works, the public record, and its author's own 2014 letter.
The Visions of Glory Doomsday Network?
Prosecutors said “doomsday cult.” The record shows a circuit: six organizations that carried Visions of Glory — Preparing a People, AVOW, FIRM Foundation, EternalCore, OUR, and The Spear Fund.
15:47The Mormon Church Lawsuit: The John Dehlin & Mormon Stories Million-Dollar Formula, Explained
On April 17, 2026, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Intellectual Reserve, Inc. filed a federal lawsuit against John Dehlin and the Open Stories Foundation. We read the complaint, the 990s, and the record.