April 2004

Mormons open temple doors to share beliefs (4-26-4)
One of the hottest tickets in New York right now is just off Broadway: a tour of a new Mormon temple. It's a rare glimpse of the architecture of a unique, often-misunderstood religion, a sense of the sacred expressed in light and mirrors and enveloping silence.

Utah filing targets ban on polygamy (4-26)
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last summer against a Texas law that forbade private homosexual activities, Justice Antonin Scalia ominously predicted the decision would spell the end to laws against a list of other taboos, including polygamy.

Polygamist family's lawsuit alleges secretive religious society and economic organization (4-13)
Attorneys wrangling over a $110 million lawsuit against Utah's largest polygamist family must end their bickering if the case is ever to be resolved, judge said Tuesday.

Community of Christ delays vote on ordination of gay ministers (4-9)
Community of Christ churches will wait at least two more years, and probably longer, before deciding whether to ordain gay men and lesbians.

Street preachers obey new laws, present many new voices (4-5)
Last fall, street preachers at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference were antagonized physically by some conference-goers.

Preachers spark few fireworks (4-4)
After literally hundreds of hours of public hearings, City Council debate and enough legal wrangling to fill a season of TV's "Law and Order," this year'smeeting of LDS general conference attendees and bombastic Christian street preachers failed to generate much in the way of fireworks.

Street Preachers Feel Their Rights Are Stifled (4-3)
Many people were wondering today if the street preachers would abide by the city's time, place and manner restrictions.

Conference Attracts Dozens of Street Preachers (4-3)
Today's General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints attracted dozens of street preachers who spent most of this week fighting the city's protest zones in court.

Reply to Study elevates LDS women

Study elevates LDS women (4-2)
A local researcher has good news for LDS women: They are less likely to be depressed than American women in general and show no major differences in overall life satisfaction compared to women nationwide.

Illinois offers regrets to LDS (4-1)
Almost 160 years after the Mormon exodus began, the Illinois Legislature is seeking "the pardon and forgiveness" of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the events that led to the death of church founder Joseph Smith in 1844 and the expulsion of his followers from Nauvoo.