In August, The Salt Lake Tribune published an extensive report on Utah’s “Unspoken Divide” and how it plays out in neighborhoods, especially its effect on kids.
Given that nearly 90% of state lawmakers are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more than 60% of Utahns show up on the faith’s rolls, and it has a proselytizing mission, it is unsurprising that tensions can arise between members and those outside the faith.
We heard about children being excluded from parties, about houses skipped on Halloween, about language that offends (even when unintentional), about feelings of alienation and powerlessness.
But we also learned about places where bridges have been built, cross-boundary friendships have formed, and where true empathy is practiced.
Now we are turning our attention to another fraught topic: dating.
We want to know how this divide between Latter-day Saints and Utahns not of their faith plays out when it comes to finding a partner.