During Episode 3 of Season 5 of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Whitney Rose had a notary public come over to notarize her letter asking to leave the Mormon Church, which is also called the LDS (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.) This is Whitney’s third time trying to leave Mormonism. The first…
Brady Williams and his five wives were featured on a TLC polygamy-themed show called My Five Wives for two seasons in the years 2013-4. The family had 24 children and lived in two polygamy-style homes outside Salt Lake City, UT. At the time the now 51-year-old father was working as a construction project manager and…
Of all the families that have been featured on Seeking Sister Wife, and even other polygamist shows like Sister Wives, The Winder family comes across as the most stable and happy. While their faith is what compelled them to enter into this type of arrangement, it appears that their compatible personalities and the work they’ve…
The Merrifields are one of the couples on TLC’s Seeking Sister Wives who claim to be practicing polygamy for religious reasons, unlike the Snowdens who say it’s a nonreligious choice for them. Unlike the Winders, who come from a Fundamentalist Mormon background where their church preaches polygamy and they grew up around it, The Merrifields…
In the United States, the religious practice of polygynous (a.k.a one man and mulitple women) polygamy is mostly associated with Fundamentalist Mormons. Only one the family on the current season of TLC’s Seeking Sister Wives fits into that belief system (the Winders,) but many of the couples on the show over the years mention religion…
The fabric of the polygamous Brown family irrevocably changed in 2014 when Kody legally divorced his first wife Meri Brown to marry his fourth wife Robyn so he could legally adopt her children from her previous marriage. At the time, they stated that the change of legal marriage meant nothing because they were all celestially…
During tonight’s episdoe of Sister Wives, Kody briefly left Janelle’s house to take Christine on a driving date. All the adults seem to have different interpretations on how they should treat social distancing during the pandemic, but there is a deeper issue keeping the family apart. Even though Kody and Christine are having pretty severe…
It’s something of a mixed bag for our latest Brandon My 600 Lb Life 2019 update. Season 7 star Brandon Scott, who recently announced his engagement to longtime girlfriend Tayler Kunce, is still shedding weight and living his dream, as our new photos show. But Brandon also revealed he and Tayler have been kicked off…
Josiah Duggar and Lauren Swanson Duggar tied the knot on June 30, 2018 at a ceremony her father Dwain Swanson officiated, but they’d only been officially courting for about 6 months and engaged for 4 months. Tonight’s premiere of Counting On Season 8 starts off with the cute way Josiah asked Lauren to court him….
The photo above is one of several TLC just released in advance of Counting On Season 7, which premieres on February 26th. Notably absent from all the promo materials — all photos, the teaser trailer, and the network’s official synopsis — is original cast member Jill Dillard. While we’ve known about her husband Derick’s dismissal…
The connection between the Duggars and Michael Pearl, the controversial pastor whose teachings on parenting include child abuse, appears to be growing stronger. Earlier this week, we reported on the two visits Pearl is scheduled to make to Fort Rock, a fundamentalist Christian “family camp” owned and operated by the Forsyth family, later this year….
The Duggar family’s association with a pastor known for espousing child abuse has them embroiled in a growing controversy just ahead of the Counting On season premiere. A growing number of Duggar fans has begun speaking out against the family connection to Michael Pearl — and to the Duggars’ own history using violence as a…
The Kardashian family seems to attract controversy no matter what it does, and the Kardashian family church is certainly no exception. Kris Jenner’s involvement with the California Community Church–which has undergone at least one name change and hired at least one pastor with a sketchy past since coming to her attention–operates out of a Los…
Are the Shahs of Sunset Muslim or Jewish? The popular Bravo series is all set to return for its fifth season, but fans new and old are often still confused by the religious distinctions among cast members. In part, that confusion stems from the fact that a lot of the “Shahs of Sunset Muslim or Jewish”…
The Bride and Prejudice cast has been revealed! FYI’s newest marriage-based reality TV drama is set to air in just a few short weeks, and it looks like the show will hold nothing back when it comes to the family drama that follows its three couples: one interracial, one interfaith, and one gay. According to the initial…
Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows and inspired a spate of conversation on Sunday, after going on Meet The Press and stating flatly that he does not believe Muslims are fit to be President of the United States. Carson’s comment came in the wake of the latest Donald Trump-related controversy of the 2016 campaign, in which Trump appeared…
After spending the past few days learning about the Kardashian family’s heritage in Armenia, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, North West and Khloe Kardashian continued to Israel so North could be baptized at St. James Cathedral, an old Armenian church in the Old City of Jerusalem. During the afternoon event, E! News reports Khloe served as…
One month after sparking outrage for a Black History Month tweet, Anna Duggar upset more people by expressing her feelings about New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to observe two Muslim holy days by closing the public schools. Last week, de Blasio announced schools will shut down for two additional days starting next…
For many of 19 Kids and Counting‘s millions of viewers, the Duggars’ modest practices are amusing to watch because it’s all so different from the average American lifestyle. However, some who know more about the Duggars’ actual beliefs — from their own experiences with the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) and its founder, Bill…
Little People, Big World‘s Jacob Roloff admittedly embraces controversy online, where he talks about smoking pot, neglecting schoolwork and opposing his family members’ religious beliefs.
The Reformed Church is attracting all kinds of attention with its frank message about sex, sexuality, and Christianity’s response to both. See for yourself whether Pastor Dan Nichols has a point.
This is one of the more unusual “Where are they now?” stories: Andrew Keegan, of 10 Things I Hate About You and Seventh Heaven fame, recently founded a new religion called “Full Circle.”
Now that Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard are husband and wife, the general rule is that the bride should leave her family and cleave to her new husband. Does that mean we could see pants, dancing and secular education in her future?
Duck Dynasty‘s Phil and Alan Robertson teamed up to release an annotated version of the New King James Bible, complete with “30 life-changing testimonials” and “125 Set Your Sights features” from the A&E stars.
OK, so the real star of Kim and Kanye’s wedding was their hot pastor, amirate?
The Duggar family definitely live their lives a bit different than most. They not only believe that a family should have as many children as “God allows” them, but they have strict dating rules for their children prior to marriage. Their oldest son Josh has been married to wife Anna for a while, and before they got hitched they did an official Duggar-style courtship. Now his younger sisters are starting to look for mates, and they are adhering strictly to the family’s guidelines about dating, courtships, and engagements. Are only side-hugs allowed?
Growing Pains’ Kirk Cameron changed his rhetoric about gay marriage this week, saying that “fornicators and adulterers” are bigger issues within the Christian church than gay marriage. He even went so far as declining to criticize gay marriage in general, even though he previously called homosexuality “unnatural” and “destructive.”
The polygamist Sister Wives’ Brown family seem accepting and laid back, but they do have strong religious beliefs (click here to learn more about that.) With so many kids in the teenage age range, dating is kind of a big issue. The Duggar family is another family with focused religious beliefs and lots of teens, and their rules for dating (or, as they call it, courtship) are pretty strict. Hand-holding is prohibited until engagement, and full on-kissing and full frontal hugs are to be avoided at all costs until marriage. Of course, the Duggars make it clear that they are letting the children decide.
19 Kids and Counting‘s Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar don’t seem to be distancing themselves from the programs founded by Bill Gothard, despite widespread sexual harassment accusations against Gothard. Many victims now worry this is all setting the stage for even more abuse within the institutions.
It’s America’s North West meets Asia’s Southeast as the Kardashian family (including Norie) are currently on vacation in Thailand. As you would expect, the family is keeping fans updated via social media, including Kim Kardashian, who posted numerous photos of her visit to Buddhist temples earlier today. Keep reading for the bootyism meets Buddhism photos as well as Kim’s uncharacteristically serious tweets about the situation in the Armenian-populated town of Kessab in Syria. (Oh, and of course I’ve included a photo from Jenelle Evans’ trip t a Buddhist monastery in 2011 for comparison.)
Bill Gothard, the spiritual leader to 19 Kids and Counting‘s Duggar family and United Bates of America‘s Bates family, is accused of sexually harassing nearly three dozen young women.
In their new memoir, the four eldest Duggar daughters said mom Michelle Duggar didn’t realize the err of her ways by dancing “sensually” as a cheerleader and at public school dances.
Actress Leah Remini opened up in a lengthy interview about why she deflected from the Church of Scientology last summer. Leah previously led a campaign to locate the Church’s leader’s wife.
Producers of the wildly popular The Bible series that aired on History have cast out scenes featuring the Obama-lookalike Satan from its upcoming Son of God film adaptation. Find out their explanation as to why and let us know if you agree with the decision.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Carlton Gebba has been very open about her Wiccan religion, and even admitted to practicing “dark” witchcraft before she had children. Although she claims to only practice light witchcraft now, she may have dabbled back to the dark side during a spat with disbelieving castmate Joyce Giraud.
Some people are taking Kanye West’s “I am a God” song quite literally — and have come together to create Yeezianity. The founder recently opened up about his beliefs and goals for the Church of Yeezus.
New Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Carlton Gebbia is proud to admit she’s a real witch! The London-born housewife explains she practices Wicca and uses witchcraft to get in touch with her spirituality. Although she is proud of her ancestry, Carlton hints it won’t sit so well with her fellow housewives…
NatGeo’s Snake Salvation is reality show that’s hard to turn away from. It follows the leaders of two churches in the south who abide by the signs listed in March 16:17-18. As well as laying on hands of the sick and casting out demons, the verses also say that if you believe in Jesus, you can drink poison and not get hurt, and handle serpents and not be harmed. On the show three people have been bitten and survived so far. Is their recovery the work of God, or are the snakes they’re handling dangerous, but not necessarily deadly?
Breaking Amish L.A.’s Betsy freaked out her castmates when she started doing stuff with candles. Unlike the first Breaking Amish, which had unfounded accusations of witchcraft, Betsy openly admits that she’s been practicing witchcraft for years, and that she’s even had sex with Satan.
During an event over the weekend, former outspoken Scientologist Leah Remini was candid in discussing why she and her family left the church.
The teenagers from Sister Wives have been outspoken about family issues in the past. Now we are learning more about their future plans for their own families… And whether they want to follow their parents into polygamy.
On Breaking Amish: Log Angeles, Devon shows that his mother puts obituary clippings in a photo album instead of photos, and it’s been noted on the original Breaking Amish that just the act of being recorded for television goes against Amish beliefs. Why don’t The Amish allow them selves to appear in photos or video?
John Travolta credits the Church of Scientology with getting him where he is today. However, insiders say that celebrity worshippers such as Travolta and Tom Cruise get a watered-down version of Scientology.
Her parents, who are evangelical preachers, never gave up their views about the dangers of pop music and secular culture in general, and it’s always been a point of strain in the family. Now her dad Keith Hudson is preaching that she’s a “devil child” who needs “healing.”
Richard Dawkins, a renowned author, didn’t mince words in saying that forcing religion on a child is akin to abuse. Do you think he has a point?
Kylie Bisutti grew up in Las Vegas, dreaming about one day walking the runway as a model. Years later, her dream came true when she beat out 10,000 women in 2009’s Victoria’s Secret Angel Search which aired on CBS leading up to that year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Following her VS debut, Kylie’s modeling career took off but the direction it went wasn’t in compliance with her religious views, so she quit. Now, Kylie has written a book, opening up about the dark side of the modeling industry and why she retired at the height of her career.
British socialite Peaches Geldof has an innocuous-seeming tattoo of “OTO” on her forearm… Which happens to stand a sadomasochistic, occult-based religion. Should we be worried?
The History Channel’s miniseries depicting stories from the bible raked in huge ratings, and that’s really no surprise considering that 75% of the US population identifies as Christian.
One of the stand-outs of the series, besides of course Satan resembling Obama, was the very attractive actor portraying Jesus. Where did Diogo Morgado come from?
When white smoke rose from the Vatican yesterday, millions of Catholics around the world rejoiced that a new Pope was chosen. Among those celebrating Pope Francis’ selection were likely a few of these celebrities.
So, it’s getting hard to trust most of the storylines of Breaking Amish, but one thing you can’t fake is the fact that Rebecca has no teeth. Why did she get them pulled at such a young age?
Lisa Marie Presley is not openly talking about her rumored split with Scientology, but she’s leaving the world a lot of clues.
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