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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.
Are Gay Mormon Kids Safe in the Mormon Church? The Data
In the largest representative dataset — 86,346 Utah teens — LGBTQ Latter-day Saint youth reported the lowest suicidality of any group measured.
Can You Be Gay and Mormon? The Doctrine, the Data, the Answer
Yes — and it's checkable. Same-sex attraction isn't a sin, ~1 in 10 Millennial members identifies as LGB, and research on 1,782 gay Mormons shows what predicts thriving.
Do Mormons Support LGBTQ People? What the Church Teaches
It turns on what 'support' means. Welcome of the person: yes. Civil rights: yes, on specific laws. Same-sex marriage: no. Each answer, straight.
Have 40% of Mormons Left the Church? What the Records Show
A widely-cited book says 40% of once-active Mormons have left. We ran the Church's own membership reports, 2001-2025. Here is what the ledger actually shows.
Is Mormon Culture Starving Its Members? What Studies Show
A new book says Mormon culture starves people spiritually. We checked the claim against Harvard, Pew, UCLA and Chicago data. Here is what the research shows.
Is the Mormon Church Covering Up Satanic Ritual Abuse?
Satanic ritual abuse claims about the Mormon Church were investigated by the FBI, a $250,000 Utah task force, police and the courts. Here's what they found.
Does the Mormon Church Fund Hamas? What the Evidence Actually Shows
$140 million in Mormon charity money to Hamas? We pulled the IRS filings. 98.5% came from charities the Church doesn’t control — but real questions remain. The full investigation.
Mormon Abuse: What the Evidence Actually Shows
Mormon abuse, investigated: the base rates, the Church's protection system, the lawsuits, the helpline — and what two AP investigations and a decade of litigation actually established.
Mormon Church Abuse Lawsuits: Is Abuse Being Covered Up?
What a decade of Mormon church abuse lawsuits actually established: the Adams, Jensen and Goodrich cases, the settlements, the 33-state clergy privilege fight — and the cover-up claim, tested.
The Mormon Church Was Sued for Reporting Abuse — and for Not Reporting It
Two states. Two lawsuits. Opposite accusations. What the clergy-penitent privilege actually is, what the Church's handbook actually says about breaking confidentiality — and what a unanimous Arizona Supreme Court ruling just changed.