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Campus

President Steven J. Lund invites students to recognize 'flashes of heavenly light'

By Thabata Freitas
September 21, 2022 12:00 AM
Young Men General President Steven J. Lund encouraged students to recognize patterns of faith in their lives during his devotional address on Sept. 20.
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Campus Events

Dr. Yolanda Pierce shares three lessons learned through interfaith work

By Anna Hair
September 16, 2022 12:00 AM
The Dean of the Howard University Divinity School, Dr. Yolanda Pierce, spoke to the BYU community and guests on Sept. 15 about early Black American religion and Interfaith opportunities.
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Campus Events

Education Week: The Spirit vs. Anxiety, toxic perfectionism and religious OCD

By Payton Pingree
August 17, 2022 12:00 AM
Debra Theobald McClendon, a clinical psychologist with training in marriage and family therapy, gave an Education Week class on Wednesday about feelings of anxiety, toxic perfectionism and religious OCD, in contrast with feeling the Spirit.
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Editorials

Opinion: Stop judging those going through a faith crisis

By Andrea Zapata Mejia
April 27, 2022 12:00 AM
Going through a faith crisis felt, in a way, pretty similar to having a pebble inside my shoe.
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Featured

Are religion and marriage connected?

By Kenzie Holbrook
February 17, 2022 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: This story appeared in the February 2022 edition of The Daily Universe Magazine.
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Religion

Faith Q&A with Professor Brian F. Woodfield

By Kristine Kim
October 13, 2021 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: This story appeared in the October 2021 edition of The Daily Universe Magazine.
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Religion

Students and professors discuss whether BYU needs theology department

By Allie Richael
February 02, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU professors and students shared different opinions about the university's lack of a theology department.
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Religion

The intersection of politics and religion

By Sydnee Gonzalez
November 18, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Daily Universe senior reporters Andrea Cabrera and Sydnee Gonzalez interviewed individuals in Utah and Washington, D.C., to see how politics and religion intersect in the United States.
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Featured

Ed Smart, LGBT community and allies share thoughts on inclusion at Encircle conference

By Rebecca Nissen
December 08, 2019 12:00 AM
Ed Smart, father of Elizabeth Smart, and performers and speakers took part in Encircle's third annual LGBTQ+ Summit held at Podium on Dec. 7. Encircle, a nonprofit organization that aids LGBT youth, hosted hundreds of members, supporters and other interested parties who gathered for workshops and performances from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Campus Events

Club provides comfortable place for converts at BYU

By Mickey Randle
October 29, 2019 12:00 AM
Converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can find themselves in the deep end of a new culture at BYU. To help with that, students have created a club to help converts feel at home.
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Religion

Education Week: Challenges to religious freedom and what can be done

By Emma Benson
August 26, 2019 12:00 AM
During a BYU Education Week session on Thursday, August 22, Elizabeth A. Clark, associate director for the International Center for Law and Religion Studies, and Matthew K. Richards, a Salt Lake lawyer, discussed the current challenges that religious freedom faces.
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Campus Events

Education Week: Light exemplifies compatibility of scientific findings and religious doctrines

By Karina Andrew
August 21, 2019 12:00 AM
John D. Lamb speaks at Education Week on light in science and theology. (Nicole Peterson)
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Readers' Forum

Readers' Forum: 7/23/19

July 23, 2019 12:00 AM
A nonmember’s thoughts on religion classes at BYU
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Nation

Evolution conference seeks to reconcile religion and evolution

By Rachel Keeler
July 10, 2019 12:00 AM
Well-known anthropologist John Hawkes gives a presentation on evolution during a conference in the Bean Museum on March 14, 2019. The Evolution exhibit opened on March 23, 2019. (Jamie Jensen)
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Local

Orthodox Christian church brings more religious diversity to Utah County

By Karina Andrew
June 17, 2019 12:00 AM
A rendering shows the design of the new Greek Orthodox Church that is being built in Payson. (Ken Hoglund)
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Nation

Primary general president offers prayer at White House

By Lauren Lethbridge
May 02, 2019 12:00 AM
Sister Joy D. Jones offers a prayer at the National Day of Prayer celebration at the White House on Thursday. (wh.gov)
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Sports

What draws nonmember athletes to attend BYU?

April 11, 2019 12:00 AM
Roni Jones-Perry celebrates with her teammates after scoring a point. (Savannah Hopkinson)
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Religion

Pope meets with Mormon leadership in Rome to dedicate temple

By Associated Press
March 11, 2019 12:00 AM
Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Basilica of Saint Sabina in Rome Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Pope Francis is marking Ash Wednesday with prayer and a solemn procession between two churches on one of ancient Rome's seven hills. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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