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Brigham Young

American religious leader (1801–1877)

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Nov 19, 2025
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Trends in sexual experimentation among married couples

Recent reporting and research show two overlapping themes about sexual experimentation among married couples: many Americans now enter marriage with a history of sexual experimentation, and contempora...

Oct 19, 2025
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Mormonism Was Built Off Racism

The supplied materials converge on a clear claim: historical Mormon teachings and practices included affecting Black people, especially regarding the priesthood ban and segregationist rhetoric. The do...

Nov 7, 2025
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How did the Mormon church's views on race change over time, particularly regarding African Americans?

The Mormon Church enacted and enforced a formal policy that , a change announced by President Spencer W. Kimball and published as Official Declaration 2 . The ban’s origins, later disavowals of racist...

Nov 18, 2025

What atrocities did the Mormon church commit

Allegations of serious wrongdoing linked to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often called the Mormon Church) range from historical episodes of communal violence in the 19th century to ...

Nov 11, 2025

Which Bible verses do LDS use to support a distinct Godhead?

The core finding is that Latter-day Saints (LDS) support a doctrine of a — three separate personages, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost — using a mix of Bible verses, nineteenth‑century propheti...

Nov 13, 2025

What reasons did early LDS leaders like Brigham Young give for restricting African Americans?

Brigham Young and other early LDS leaders offered a mix of scriptural, social, and administrative explanations for barring men of African descent from priesthood and temple ordinances; these rationale...

Nov 11, 2025

How do LDS and traditional Christian views on salvation and eternal life differ?

The most consequential differences between Latter‑day Saint (LDS) and traditional Christian doctrines center on the , the , and the : historic Christianity teaches one eternal, triune God and salvatio...

Jan 11, 2026

What is the correlation between body count and relationship satisfaction in long-term couples?

Research yields no single, decisive answer: several large-sample and longitudinal analyses find a modest association between fewer prior sexual partners and higher reported marital quality or lower di...

Oct 21, 2025

What role did slavery play in the early history of the Mormon church?

The early Mormon church’s history in Utah included that shaped territorial laws and ecclesiastical practice; recent primary-source work shows leaders like Brigham Young and Orson Pratt publicly clashe...