Category: In the News
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Polygamist Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Tom Green, a modern-day polygamist in Utah, was given a five-year prison sentence on August 25, 2001. Green might never have come to the attention of the state if he had kept a low profile. Instead, he appeared on various television programs and granted numerous interviews, explaining his polygamist life-style.…
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Utah Lighthouse Ministry News Release and Statement on Settlement of Copyright Lawsuit
Our news release from November 2000, near the end of the copyright / internet lawsuit brought by the LDS Church against the Utah Lighthouse Ministry.
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The Mormon Church Attempts to Conceal Temple Records for Adolf Hitler
By Helen Radkey On August 30, 1998, Don McAreavy, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, wrote to the LDS Family History Library asking if LDS proxy temple work had been performed for Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun. McAreavy specifically wanted to know if temple ordinances had been performed for Hitler and Braun on September 28, 1993, in…
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Utah Lighthouse Ministry Statement on Copyright / Internet Lawsuit
A summary and clarification of circumstances surrounding the copyright lawsuit brought by the LDS Church against the Utah Lighthouse Ministry.
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LDS Church Should Set Members Free
Concerning LDS members’ access to information on church membership policies. This opinion piece is related to our larger article:Copyright Lawsuit — LDS Church v. Utah Lighthouse Ministry It originally appeared in the University of Utah’s student newspaper, The Daily Utah Chronicle, October 21, 1999, and is used here by permission. OPINION: LDS Church Should Set…
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A Surprising Development
Mormon Newspaper Publishes Article on the Tanners By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Since we began publishing material regarding the Mormon Church in 1959, church leaders have carefully avoided making any mention of our work. David Merrill wrote: The official attitude of the Mormon hierarchy towards the Tanners has been one of silence and apparent unconcern.…
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Time Looks at Mormons
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner The August 4, 1997, issue of Time magazine devoted 10 pages to an examination of the Mormon Church. The outside cover of the magazine shows a beautiful picture of the Salt Lake City Temple and carries this intriguing headline: MORMONS, INC. The Secrets of America’s Most Prosperous Religion. Because of…
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The Mormon Puzzle: A New Video About Mormonism
Review of a video comparing claims of the LDS church in light of the Bible. Featuring interviews with Evangelical Christians (including Sandra Tanner) and Latter-day Saints.
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Sexual Abuse Update
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In the November 1996 issue of the Salt Lake City Messenger we reported that Cherese Franklin was awarded $750,000 in damages in a sexual abuse case involving repressed memories. On appeal this case was overturned by a judge in Salt Lake City. In our last newsletter we discussed the problem…
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Mormon Purge Continues
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Since we published the last issue of the Salt Lake City Messenger, the Mormon Church has continued to excommunicate those who publicly express dissenting opinions. For example, on April 9, 1994, the Salt Lake Tribune reported: “David P. Wright, a professor of Biblical Studies and Hebrew at Brandeis University who…