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California's Mormons split over gay vote

Tom Quinn — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:11:48 GMT

A bid to ban gay marriage in California has divided the Mormon Church in two - one side favouring a conservative vision the other backing equal rights

Hanging with Umbanda

Tom Quinn — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:51:40 GMT

Things that bump and grind in the night. Tom Quinn travels to Portugal to gain first hand experience of the voodoo-esque religion of Umbanda which has its roots in Brazil, Africa and Catholicism

One man on a rock

Tom Quinn — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:41:30 GMT

The curious tale of Stuart Hill who has declared his remote island in the Shetlands to be independent of the United Kingdom - much to the irritation of his local MP

Mormons and gay marriage

Tom Quinn — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:51:29 GMT

According to Mormon doctrine, homosexual is not a noun but rather an adjective to be applied to either actions or feelings. Therefore there are no homosexuals...

Tories to overhaul lotto

Tom Quinn — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:33:44 GMT

A Conservative government would overhaul the way lotto funds are distributed, Shadow Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt tells newstatesman.com

The Missionary Position

Tom Quinn — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:47:22 GMT

Tom Quinn finishes his series on Mormonism with a treatise on the most visible aspect of the faith: the shirt-and-tie clad missionaries who always seem interrupt dinner, naps and important phone calls.

The blessed gift of organisation

Tom Quinn — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:46:27 GMT

Tom Quinn, the New Statesman's token Mormon, explains the organization of the LDS Church in the third installment of this four-part series

Mormonism 101

Tom Quinn — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:14:30 GMT

Tom Quinn continues his series on the LDS Church by discussing some of his faith's most basic-and often controversial-points of doctrine.

Honest to blog! It's the Mormons

Tom Quinn — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:42:13 GMT

Tom Quinn, a Mormon born and raised in the LDS stronghold of Salt Lake City, provides a brief secular history of the "other" Christian religion

Interview: Jah Wobble

Tom Quinn — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:39:42 GMT

Clean and sober for 22 years, Wobble's life bears an uncanny resemblance to one of his classic dub tracks. He's stripped away the distractions that nearly derailed his career-and his life-in the 80's