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Can we enjoy the work of men accused of terrible crimes? Does it matter if the artist in question is alive or not? Is there a difference between loving a movie made by an alleged sex offender and loving a work of theology written by one? How on earth do we weigh all of this?

The week’s religion news.

Some people will try anything except empowering women to bring down the abortion rate.

Internet as mission field; fighting demons in Georgia; Protestant puppets; Jews wearing burqas; Katy Perry’s Pentecostal roots

Did you know that President Obama wants to take away your ability to be a Christian? That’s what Missouri Republican Congressional candidate Ed Martin asserted in a radio interview this week. Martin…

Nevada Senate candidate says in a radio interview that government social programs violate the Ten Commandments.

Judgment is a process, a refiner’s fire, not a permanent condition. If people can’t abide the idea of Hitler, Stalin, and Pol Pot gliding right through the Pearly Gates, they don’t have to worry. But no one should ever say “never” about anyone else’s chances. The theological and ethical point is to try to have the mind, and more importantly, the loving heart of God.

How many men do you know, Mr. Oparowski asked, that would take the time out of their busy schedule to visit a boy like David? My answer is almost every single one (and women, too). Having been raised Mormon in the heart of Salt Lake City I recognize Mormonism’s tremendous organizational imprint on Mitt’s life; his experiences echo those of my parents and grandparents, cousins, neighbors, and even my own.

Latinos—the LDS Church’s emerging global majority—speak out.

A response to Amjad Mahmood Khan