Religion

The American experiment has always been tethered to religion, whether it’s “In God We Trust,” or the principle of religious freedom. But, under the Trump White House, religion — Christianity, in particular — has perhaps never been so front and center.

A group that advocates for the First Amendment’s separation of church and state is asking the Fountain Hills Town Council to stop doing religious invocations at meetings. At least two council members say the practice is fine.

Danny Rensch was born into a spiritual community based in Tonto Village. He said the group was a cult, and in his new memoir, “Dark Squares,” he tells the story of how playing chess became a pathway out of the group’s clutches.

Utah has been shaped for generations by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also shaped by the LDS church is the work of three female artists, which Utah-based writer Scotti Hill highlighted.

A small religious town on Utah state lines has the lowest vaccination rates. It's contributing to a measles outbreak. Hildale Mayor Donia Jessop joined The Show to discuss how the measles outbreak is hampering the rebrand efforts.

An Israeli government-backed public relations campaign aimed at evangelical Christians lists 38 Arizona churches as potential targets.

The funeral for the former president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Russell M. Nelson, was held Tuesday.

The justices declined to revisit an earlier decision to throw out the nonprofit’s case on Monday.

The Christian Nationalist movement that counted Charlie Kirk among its supporters — which rejects the traditional view that church and state should remain separate and argues that the U.S. was, and should continue to be, a Christian nation — is now firmly entrenched in mainstream Republican politics.

One day, when KJZZ’s Sam Dingman was working as a bellman at a hotel in New York, jazz drummer Brian Blade checked in and handed Sam his cymbal bag.