Read a Feb. 1, 2009, New York Times story on the installation of a new patriarch for the Russian Orthodox Church. He was the first patriarch elected since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Read an April 2009 National Geographic story on the new Russian Orthodox Church rising after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Rabbi Eliyahu Yaakov discusses Jewish views on the concept of God’s revenge in this May 2 essay at Patheos.com.

David Knowlton is a professor in the behavioral science department at Utah Valley University in Orem. His specialties include the anthropology of Mormonism.

U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, a Republican, represents Idaho’s 2nd District and is a member of the LDS church.

U.S. Rep. Buck McKeon, a Republican, represents California’s 25th District and is an LDS church member.

U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, a Republican, represents Idaho’s 1st District and is an LDS church member.

U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, a Democrat, was re-elected in 2008 to his fifth term representing Utah’s 2nd District. He also belongs to the LDS church.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican, represents Arizona and is a member of the LDS church.