MORMONS
Tim Ballard’s Most Powerful Friends Are All Denouncing Him
As allies abandon him, the anti-trafficking star’s disgrace appears to have prematurely ended the career of Utah’s attorney general, a close friend.
Mormon Church Denounces Tim Ballard’s “Morally Unacceptable” Activities
A church spokesperson tells VICE News that Ballard “betrayed his friendship” with a powerful leader, who “never authorized his name, or the name of the Church, to be used for Tim’s personal or financial interests.”
Utah Man Who Killed His Entire Family Was Investigated for Child Abuse 2 Years Ago
His eldest daughter had reported physical and emotional abuse to the Department Child and Family Services and the police.
Utah Man Kills Entire Family After Wife Files for Divorce
Officials in the rural town of Enoch said Michael Haight shot and killed his wife, five children, and mother-in-law, then killed himself.
My Cousin Baptized My Dead Relatives Into the Mormon Church
“Baptisms by proxy” are a way to ensure that family members who weren’t Mormon in life can enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Viral ‘Jump Humping’ TikTok Teaches the World About Mormon Sex
As unlikely as it seems, this "soaking" and "jump humping" are sex acts that horny teenagers perform to remain virgins in the eyes of god.
'Murder Among the Mormons' Tells An Unbelievable Story of Faith and Fraud
The new Netflix docuseries covers the compelling backstory behind the bombings that shook Salt Lake City in 1985.
Mormon Influencers Are Not Happy About ‘Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City’
Bravo's latest franchise in their 'Real Housewives' canon has left quite a few members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints angry.
Queer Students Are Fleeing This Huge Mormon College Because of its Dating Rules
Brigham Young University's rule change seemingly opened the door for LGBTQ students to come out. With the policy reversing course, some of those students are considering transferring.
BYU Is Trying to Force Queer Students Back Into the Closet
The university's honor code opened the door to let LGBTQ students come out at the Mormon institution, but the change seems to have been disconcertingly brief.
A Mexican Police Chief Was Arrested in Connection With the Massacre that Left 9 Members of a Mormon Family Dead
Fidel Alejandro Villegas, the police chief of the municipality of Janos, Chihuahua, is suspected of having ties to organized crime.
A Man with a Ton of Guns and 2 People Bound in His Car Was Arrested Near the Mormon Massacre Site
The man was arrested in Agua Prieta, on the Mexican border with Arizona, with four assault-style weapons, spent magazines, high-caliber ammo, and two people bound and gagged in his car.