Christianity does not just claim that a god exists somewhere beyond the universe. It describes a God who knows us, loves us, wants to be known, and invites us into a relationship. Jesus tells people to ask, seek, and knock. James says that those who draw near to God will find God drawing near to them. Yet many people sincerely search and find no clear response. They pray, study scripture, attend church, and ask for guidance. Some spend years trying to hold on to a faith they do not want to lose. Still, what they were taught to recognize as God never becomes clearly distinguishable from their own thoughts, emotions, hopes, or coincidences. This is the problem of divine hiddenness: If a perfectly loving God wants a relationship with people, why do sincere and willing people so often fail to find him? [1][2] What Christianity Says God Wants The argument starts with Christianity’s own claims, not with an atheist demanding constant miracles. The Bible repeatedly says that God wants to be kn...
On July 30, 2026, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that two bishops of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were not legally required to report a member’s admissions of child sexual abuse. [1] The ruling did not dispute that the bishops knew about the abuse. It did not dispute that no report was made. It also did not dispute that the abuse continued for years before law enforcement began investigating a video that the abuser had posted online. [1] [3] Instead, the court focused on a narrower legal question: Was it legally acceptable for the two bishops NOT to report the abuse? What the LDS Bishops Knew Around 2011, Paul Adams privately told Bishop John Herrod of the Bisbee Ward in Arizona that he had sexually abused one of his children. Herrod then arranged another meeting with Adams and his wife, Leizza, during which Adams repeated the disclosure. [1] [3] When Robert “Kim” Mauzy replaced Herrod as bishop in 2012, Herrod told him about the abuse. Mauzy convened a for...