To believe or not to believe? Today, more and more Utahns are choosing life without religion. KCPW’s Jessica Gail takes a look at the state’s growing community of active atheists and what’s made it easier for some to take the “leap of faith” away from faith.

Easter came early for hundreds of Utah’s neediest families Friday. The Rescue Mission of Salt Lake held its annual Easter banquet providing food, clothing and even an Easter egg hunt for the community. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on the Rescue Mission’s presence in Salt Lake City and how one man says it saved it life.

Segment 1: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is becoming increasingly diverse, but many still see the church as racist, stemming from its refusal to ordain men of African descent to the priesthood prior to 1978. On Monday, we’ll talk about the legacy of the priesthood ban and how race could play into [...]

A historic black church near downtown Salt Lake City is hoping the community will help it survive by fixing its drainage and structural problems. Pastor Nurjhan Govan of Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church on 600 South explains that when water began seeping into the church’s basement several years ago, it had a big financial impact by closing off the kitchen.

  Segment 1: A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control shows a quarter of teen moms in Utah thought they couldn’t get pregnant and had trouble getting birth control. Coupled with increasing rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted diseases, the new research raises questions about what Utah students are learning about [...]

Segment 1:    Thupten Jinpa has devoted much of his life to studying Buddhist metaphysics and the power of the mind. He links meditation with spiritual enlightenment, but he’s also finding how this mindfulness can be seen as neuroplasticity in the brain. On Thursday, he joins us to discuss common ground between Buddhist tradition and [...]

The Utah Highway Patrol Association is hoping a few modifications to several memorial crosses will be enough to end a legal battle with the group American Atheists. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear the case means the crosses must come down or be moved to private property, but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, supporters of the crosses aren’t giving up their fight.

With only five in the Senate and 13 in the House of Representatives, the Utah Legislature ranks 43rd among the states for the number of women lawmakers. But a new initiative from the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics and the YWCA of Salt Lake City aims to get more Utah women into government and public policy-making.

Crosses memorializing fallen Utah Highway Patrol officers will soon have to be taken down. This morning (Monday), the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision not to hear the case, leaving Utah with the 10th Circuit ruling that declared the crosses unconstitutional. KCPW’s Jessica Gail spoke with the attorneys on both sides of the argument, and reports on what the state plans to do to commemorate the fallen troopers now.

Religion will likely not be an issue in the 2012 Presidential election… at least according to U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. The independent lawmaker spoke to hundreds of college students across Utah Tuesday, saying voters will admire LDS candidates Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman for sticking to their personal beliefs. KCPW’s Jessica Gail spoke to the Senator about his time in office, and how he says his Jewish faith has impacted his time there.