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Monday, July 29, 2002 "Utah's Independent Voice Since 1871" will soon be silenced. Free speech will soon be censored. For those of you who are not aware, in Utah, the influence of the Mormon church (formally known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) is very pervasive. Up until now, there were two major newspapers in Salt Lake City: The Salt Lake Tribune and the church owned Deseret News. The former provided a much-needed balance of the news media for the largely non-Mormon population of Salt Lake City. Beginning August 1, 2002, they will both be church owned. The Mormon church doesn't like their members reading anything that is not faith-promoting, so it is very likely the news in the Tribune will be biased toward a Mormon audience, that stories that don't show the church in a positive light will not be printed, and that public opinion opposing the views of the church will not be published. This is good for the Mormon church, since they will have virtual total control over information in Salt Lake City and largely Utah as well. Whatever happened to freedom of the press? Or separation of church and state? I think these events in Utah set a precedent and to me it's a frightening one if it's allowed to go through. I just hope other churches don't get the same idea ....
[ 11:13:00 AM ]
Posted at the speed of blight by NONOBADKITTY!
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