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Churchwide News
| Newsweek Cover Takes Flawed, Skeptical Look at LDS Church |
| The cover story in this week's Newsweek takes a
skeptical look at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as
preparations for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City continue. The
article, and a forthcoming article in The New Yorker, led SLOC President and
LDS Church member Mitt Romney to complain that journalists were focusing on
the Church's connection to the Olympics. But the resulting article, flawed
with minor factual errors and logical missteps that drew criticism from the
Church, had little to do with the Olympics, using it only as a reason to
look closely at the Church. |
| Church Settles Portland Abuse Case for $3 Million |
| Citing unfavorable rulings by a local judge
that will take protracted appeals and significant expense to reverse,
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints agreed Tuesday to
settle a lawsuit over child abuse by a church member. The Church
agreed to pay $3 million to 22-year-old Jeremiah Scott, who claims
that his then-Bishop knew that Franklin Richard Curtis was a
pedophile and failed to tell his mother of the man's history when she
sought advice on taking Curtis into their home. The case also breaks
new ground because the Church has for the first time disclosed the
amount and substance of the settlement of a child abuse case. |
| Missionary in Argentina Dies |
| The Deseret News reported today that an
LDS missionary serving in the Argentina Buenos Aires West Mission
died of injuries sustained when he was struck by a train. Elder
Jonathan Reed Thomas of Chandler, Arizona was struck by a train on
August 21st, and died a week later, on August 29th. |
| Hinckley Tells Rotary's LDS President Church Will Aid Cause |
| Rotary International received praise from Gordon B.
Hinckley, President and Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, along with a pledge of $100,000 to help the service groups
humanitarian effort to eradicate polio worldwide. The pledge was made during
a speech to the North American members of Rotary International and was
offered on the condition that the Utah Rotarians would match the amount. |
| Mountain Meadows Controversy Hits Proposed Restroom |
| The site of one of the most controversial incidents in
Mormon history can't even have a restroom built without disagreement.
Construction of a restroom for the historical site commemorating the 1857
Mountain Meadows Massacre has halted after an Arkansas descendant of the
victims objected that the building didn't have the name of the Mountain
Meadows Association on it. |
| Welfare Square Dedicated |
| Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints will dedicate Welfare Square, in Salt Lake City, Utah, following many
changes and additions to facilities on the square. President Thomas S.
Monson, First Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church, will conduct
the dedication Wednesday, 5 September. Church President Gordon B. Hinckley
will offer the dedicatory prayer. |
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