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| Temple Workers Must be Clean-Shaven Says News Policy |
| A recent change in the policy of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints requires that workers in its Temples be
clean-shaven -- no beards or mustaches, according to a report in the Salt
Lake Tribune this past weekend. According to the report,the policy change,
announced six or eight weeks ago, is more restrictive that that required of
BYU students and faculty and instructors in the Church's seminaries and
institutes. It is similar to the requirements for full-time missionaries of
the LDS Church. |
| Main Street Plaza ruled an 'Ecclesiastic Park' by Judge |
| US District Judge Ted Stewart issued a
written ruling on Friday, May 4th, stating that Main Street plaza in
Salt Lake City is no longer a public area. The 43-page order was
released over four months after Judge Stewart ruled from the bench
against attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union who had
brought suit against the sale of one block of Main Street to The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. |
| Census, Study Hint at Number of LDS Hispanics |
| The combination of a major study of the
Hispanic population in the US with recently released US census
results may give a partial picture of the size and characteristics of
the LDS Hispanic population in the US. Last week Vanguard University,
located in Southern California, released its study of US Hispanics,
part of a three-year study funded by the Pew Charitable Trust. This
week, the US Census Bureau released initial figures on Hispanics in
Utah, a group that has increased by 140% in the past ten years. |
| Polygamy Remain's Controversial Shows Washington Times |
| Faced with a rising tide of angry public
opinion, 28-year-old polygamist, Jeremy Thompson is fighting back.
His story and the recent history of polygamy in Utah among the
descendants of the Mormon pioneers is told in a lengthy article in
the Washington Times' weekly magazine "Insight on the News." |
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