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| 3 LDS Bishops Can't Be Charged For Failing To Report Sex Abuse |
| The county prosecutor in Logan, Utah says he can't
prosecute three LDS bishops for failing to report alleged child abuse
by 44-year-old Jay Toombs of Benson, Utah. Toombs faces three counts
of aggravated sexual abuse of a child for fondling a 10-year-old boy
in 1993 and 1994. |
| LDS May Rent TRAX for Conference |
| The LDS Church has been approved by the Utah
Transit Authority to rent Salt Lake City's light rail system for
General Conference on Sunday, April 2nd, when the system is normally
closed. While the Church hasn't yet said that it will rent the
system, approval has been granted and the system is available. The
approval comes as the Church plans to use its new Conference Center
for the meetings, accommodating more than 20,000 people, three times
the number that could be accomodated at previous sessions of General
Conference. |
| Former LDS Missionary Tries To Avoid Murder Conviction In Wife's Killing |
| The murder trial of former LDS missionary
Daniel Mackay, 44, began Wednesday with the defense admitting that
Mackay killed Debby Mackay by crushing her skull with a baseball bat
two years ago. But defense attorneys claim that Mackay was provoked
by his wife's infidelities, mood swings and threats over the custody
of their children, leading him to kill his wife in a fit of passion. |
| Mormon Members Of Indian Tribe Denied Tribe Membership |
| The descendants of five families who
left the Catawba Indian reservation in South Carolina in the 1880s
after joining the LDS Church have been denied a place on the Catawba
tribal roll, which determines who is eligible for shares of an $8
million federal land claim settlement. The decision also affects who
will be recognized as future members. |
| LDS National Guardsman Killed In Car Crash |
| U.S. National Guardsman Erich Hans Taeger, 22,
an LDS returned missionary who was preparing for a tour of duty in
Bosnia, was killed Saturday morning in an off-dutycar accident.
Taeger was the passenger in a car driven by Specialist CoreyOrtiz,
26, when the car crossed the road's center-line and struck a tree at
about 2 a.m. There are no indications of alcohol abuse in the
accident and no skid marks. The crash is under investigation. |
| Sister Okazaki To Speak At 'Okazaki' Stake, Japan |
| Sister Chieko Okazaki, former counselor in the General Relief Society presidency, will speak at a district 30-year anniversary
commemoration service at Okazaki Stake, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on
April 12th. Chieko Okazaki served as first counselor in the General
Relief Society presidency from 1990-1997, continues to write and
speak about LDS issues, and is well known for her five best-selling
LDS books. |
| Fresno temple boon to Merced Mormons |
| Millegan, a writer for the Bee newspapers of
central California, again writes about the new Fresno LDS Temple. In
a more extensive article, she explains more about the Temple, its
location and purpose. |
| ACLU Examining Mountain View Coach's Blessings |
| The ACLU's Utah chapter says it may look at a
High School girl's basketball coach's practice of giving LDS
blessings of comfort to team members before games. The ACLU learned
of the practice from a Salt Lake Tribune column published during the
Utah state tournament in February. The column described the coach's
practice. |
| Former LDS Doctor Seeks New Trial |
| A Fairfield, California obstetrician and
former LDS leader who was convicted in 1997 of sexually abusing two
female patients is seeking a new trial. Dr. John Parkinson was
convicted of 16 counts of sexual abuse and two counts of practicing
medicine without a license. He is seeking a new trial and will get a
hearing April 12th on his request. |
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