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Assault over saved seats at Mormon chapel leads to jail sentence
Deseret News (owned by LDS Church) ^ | June 26, 2014 | Pat Reavy

Posted on 06/27/2014 6:48:20 AM PDT by Colofornian

PLAIN CITY, Weber County — A man convicted of assaulting another man over saved seats at an LDS meetinghouse chapel was ordered Wednesday to serve 30 days in jail.

Wayne Dodge, 52, pleaded guilty in May to assault, a class B misdemeanor. In exchange for his plea, an additional charge of aggravated assault, a third-degree felony, was dropped.

On June 30, 2013, Dodge, who regularly attended the Meadows Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Plain City, got into an argument with another family that was visiting. The church that day had a full house during sacrament meeting because of a missionary farewell and a baby blessing.

A family that normally does not attend that ward had sat down in a pew and was reserving seats for other family members. When Dodge sat down in one of the reserved seats, angry words were exchanged between the two parties, police said. That argument continued in the parking lot after sacrament meeting was over and became even more heated.

Dodge punched one of the men he was arguing with several times, leaving the man bloody, police said. The man went back inside the church to clean up. He exited just as Dodge was driving by. Investigators say the man then ended up on the hood of Dodge's car.

The man suffered minor injuries.

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From the article: A man convicted of assaulting another man over saved seats at an LDS meetinghouse chapel was ordered Wednesday to serve 30 days in jail. Wayne Dodge, 52, pleaded guilty in May to assault, a class B misdemeanor...A family that normally does not attend that ward had sat down in a pew and was reserving seats for other family members. When Dodge sat down in one of the reserved seats, angry words were exchanged between the two parties, police said. That argument continued in the parking lot after sacrament meeting was over and became even more heated. Dodge punched one of the men he was arguing with several times, leaving the man bloody, police said. The man went back inside the church to clean up. He exited just as Dodge was driving by. Investigators say the man then ended up on the hood of Dodge's car. The man suffered minor injuries.

So, this man hits a guy several times, leaving him bloody. And then, somehow (the article doesn't explain how) uses his vehicle to ensure that the same guy as he walks winds up on the hood of his vehicle (presumingly as he's driving by).

And all of this Mormon behavior is mere "misdemeanor" stuff in Utah?

1 posted on 06/27/2014 6:48:20 AM PDT by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian

CAUTION!! CHRISTIAN BASHING THREAD!!
This thread does not praise God. It weakens faith.
2 posted on 06/27/2014 6:54:27 AM PDT by laotzu
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To: Colofornian

Dang. I just suck it up and stand in the back when all the Christmas and Easter people show up for Mass at my church.


3 posted on 06/27/2014 6:54:28 AM PDT by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: Incorrigible

Exactly!

He did this ... for a seat? Wow.


4 posted on 06/27/2014 6:56:12 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: Colofornian
Previous story, same assault case:
Dispute about seating at LDS church results in bloody nose, arrest
5 posted on 06/27/2014 7:03:18 AM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: Colofornian

It seems the entitled are everywhere, even at church.


6 posted on 06/27/2014 7:11:53 AM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: Colofornian

Mr. Dodge needs a thorough physical that especially looks at the physical health of his brain and bloodflow.

Something is not right in his head.


7 posted on 06/27/2014 7:17:45 AM PDT by Valpal1 (If the police can t solve a problem with violence, they ll find a way to fix it with brute force)
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To: laotzu

“This thread does not praise God. It weakens faith. “

Because God is powerless to help us when we read the truth.


8 posted on 06/27/2014 7:21:11 AM PDT by AppyPappy
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To: laotzu
"CAUTION!! CHRISTIAN BASHING THREAD!!"

CAUTION!! MORMONIC CULT BASHING THREAD!!

9 posted on 06/27/2014 7:28:54 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion ( "I didn't leave the Central Oligarchy Party. It left me." - Ronaldus Maximus)
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To: laotzu

WHAT? It is not related to faith. It is about a dispute and assault.


10 posted on 06/27/2014 7:29:48 AM PDT by NEMDF
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laotzu wrote:

“CAUTION!! CHRISTIAN BASHING THREAD!!
This thread does not praise God. It weakens faith.”

Hmmmmm. How in the world is this Christian bashing? And how does it weaken, presumably, the faith of any Christian?

This is just two “gods-in-embryo” bashing each other. What is Christian about that? And which is worse, thinking one is a “god-in-embryo” (if I recall, that is the expression Gordon B. Hinckley, or maybe Spencer Kimball, used to describe FAITHFUL Mormons) or bashing another human being (and only a human being)? That two such individuals think and do such is simply a doubled example of what Mormonism - not Christianity! - is.


11 posted on 06/27/2014 7:30:29 AM PDT by Belteshazzar (We are not justified by our works but by faith - De Jacob et vita beata 2 +Ambrose of Milan)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Please specify the Mormon bashing in this thread. Thank you.


12 posted on 06/27/2014 7:30:51 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: NEMDF

Mormon cultists behaving badly. When this is pointed out, those in the cult call it bashing. Generally, those who call it bashing are wearing the magic underwear as they type those words..


13 posted on 06/27/2014 7:32:43 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion ( "I didn't leave the Central Oligarchy Party. It left me." - Ronaldus Maximus)
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To: laotzu; Colofornian

Would you rather Colofornian insert the word “church” wherever “LDS” is referred to? Much like the MSM refers to black thugs as “teens” when reporting on the knock out “game”.


14 posted on 06/27/2014 8:01:19 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. 1 Cor 16: 32)
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To: laotzu

Two things: mormonISM is not Christianity and they worship godS not God, and this news story is about really poor conduct of two adults.


15 posted on 06/27/2014 8:14:14 AM PDT by svcw (Not 'hope and change' but 'dopes in chains')
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ALL: Note that we have a criminal perp who assaulted somebody as the focus of this article...and Laotzu is more concerned about people who post comments about the perp...than the violent ones who get arrested...

Says quite a bit about poster Laotzu.

16 posted on 06/27/2014 8:46:42 AM PDT by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian

Daily Obsessional.


17 posted on 06/27/2014 8:57:37 AM PDT by truth_seeker
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To: Colofornian
Doesn't this happen in ALL churches??

;^)


18 posted on 06/27/2014 2:00:01 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: laotzu
This thread does not praise God. It weakens faith.

This thread does not praise MORMONism. It weakens it.


19 posted on 06/27/2014 2:00:36 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: truth_seeker
Daily Obsessional.

 
 
 

Office of First President & Living Prophet®:

February 2nd, 2014

URGENT!

It's been noted there has been a DRASTIC falloff in the number of MORMONs who  actually can (or will) engage in opposing ANTIs on FreeRepulic (spit!)

I am forced to re-issue and old memo you all received about 3 years ago.

 

 

Fellow MORMON Freeper Christians!!

I've been getting lots of feedback from those of you on Free Republic (spit) about certain FReepers who are REALLY giving us a hard time there.
 
Why not try to point out to the uninformed how CONSUMED they seem to be.
 
Let's see if we can tangle them up so much trying to defend their reputation that they'll no longer have as much time to post facts about MORMONism.
 
As always, Tommy M.

20 posted on 06/27/2014 2:02:10 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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