March 2004

PC (USA) 9th-largest U.S. church, NCC yearbook says (3-16-4)
The Presbyterian Church (USA) is the ninth-largest church in North America, according to the newest edition of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, a publication of the National Council of Churches (NCC).

'Fighting words' may not apply to crowds (3-11)
Fighting words, the Salt Lake City Council found out this week, don't apply to the masses. Instead, the so-called fighting words doctrine, established by the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal courts, applies only to individuals, or, at most, small groups of no more than four, city attorneys told the council this week.

PETA Billboard Urges Mormons to go Vegetarian (3-8)
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling on a higher source in its efforts to have Mormons go vegetarian.

Few changes to free-speech laws (3-6)
With one month until The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' annual general conference, Salt Lake City Attorney Ed Rutan's office has finished a four-month examination of the city's free-speech ordinances.

Just One Liter of Beer, Utah Legislators Say (3-1)
The Utah Legislature is moving to limit the amount of beer people can order at a table to one liter per adult.