Mormon Church, California Marriage Story in High Country News

In Prophets and politics High Country News journalist Ray Ring poses the question "Will the Mormon Church decide who gets married in California?"

Talking about the the Mormon college town of Rexburg, that calls itself "America's Family Community," Ring says "If Rexburg is any indication, Mormons are taking over the world. ... But something louder and bigger draws me to Rexburg: the religious culture wars, which heat up every election season. The prophets who run the Mormon Church - the church president, his two counselors and a dozen top apostles, based in the headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah - encourage all Mormons to be active in politics."

See Prophets and politics at High Country News to read the full story.