(RNS) — In singing about his preference to “go to hell together” with his family, David pays homage to his Mormon roots just as he powerfully subverts certain conceptions of the afterlife, writes ...

When Harold Bloom published The American Religion in 1992, I was a college student at Brigham Young University, and I eagerly bought my own copy at the BYU bookstore. I didn’t always recognize the ...

The horror-ridden stories of Ruby Franke and Lori Vallow Daybell share a common theme: demonic possession. The term “exorcism” conjures images of holy water, a brandished cross and stoic priests ...

They were shielding the children who are also present within the church, moving them to safety. As horror and chaos erupted around them, worshippers at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ...

On March 28, David Archuleta, a former “American Idol” star and a celebrated singer, released a single titled “Hell Together,” which reflects on his journey out of his erstwhile Latter-day Saint faith ...