http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/saltlakecity/ en-us Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:46:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2407897/posts SALT LAKE CITY -- A conservative think tank is hoping the Legislature can help protect people of faith living in Salt Lake City after two discrimination ordinances were passed. The ordinances protect gays and lesbians from discrimination in housing and employment. Sutherland Institute president Paul Mero says churches and some organizations have exemptions. The exemptions are for religious freedom and expressive association. That means a church corporation doesn't have to hire someone who is gay if they don't want to. Expressive association means the company doesn't have to hire someone who does not fit into their culture - for example,... KSL.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2407897/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:46:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403524/posts Officials are in the early stages of deciding if Salt Lake City wants to compete for the 2012 Republican National Convention — so early, in fact, that they have not yet formed a bid committee to decide. Salt Lake City was invited by the Republican National Committee to attend an "interested parties" presentation in Washington, D.C., three weeks ago, said Scott Beck, president and chief executive officer of the Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau. Beck attended, along with a representative from the governor's office. There, they learned what requirements in terms of amenities a host city would have to... The Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403524/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 07:01:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2386596/posts Below is an informative piece by my friend Gary Glenn of the American Family Association of Michigan about the awful decision by the LDS Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) to support legislation granting legal protections based on homosexuality. Gary of AFA-Michigan writes: A Shocker from Salt Lake City: The LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Church now officially endorses so-called “gay rights” laws, specifically a Salt Lake City law prohibiting “discrimination” on the basis of “sexual orientation” (homosexual behavior) and “gender identity” (cross-dressing). From the official LDS Church website: http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/church-supports-nondiscrimination-ordinances ASSOCIATED PRESS: “Mormons throw support... Americans for Truth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2386596/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:54:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2385439/posts (RNS) With the passage Tuesday (Nov. 10) of nondiscrimination laws in Salt Lake City that expand gay rights, Mormon officials and gay activists have found a patch of common ground. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and gay organizations both advocated for the laws, which prevent discrimination in housing and employment. SNIP The Sutherland Institute, a Salt Lake City-based conservative think tank, expressed disappointment in the church's action. "As a public relations opportunity, the LDS church's statement before the Salt Lake City Council may assuage the minds and soften the hearts of advocates of 'gay rights' in Utah,"... Religion News Service (Beliefnet.com) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2385439/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2384333/posts It looked like a stunning reversal: the same church that helped defeat gay marriage in California standing with gay-rights activists on an anti-discrimination law in its own backyard. On Tuesday night, after a series of clandestine meetings between local gay-rights backers and Mormons in Salt Lake City, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it would support proposed city laws that would prohibit discrimination against gays in housing and employment. The ordinances passed and history was made: It marked the first time the Salt Lake City-based church had supported gay-rights legislation. hostednews/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2384333/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:48:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2230637/posts Here are some pictures from the Salt Lake City tea party, at the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building downtown. It's hard to get a scope of just how many people were there from the pictures, but I would guess there was somewhere between 1000-2000. I imagine all the snow and rain kept even more people from coming. Congressmen Jason Chaffetz, Congressmen Rob Bishop, and Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff all spoke, as well as some activists and citizens. There was a huge range of people there, from the old, to the stroller bound. From white, to Asian, to African American.... notoriouslyconservative.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2230637/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:17:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2186195/posts LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The FBI has issued an alert to 350 law enforcement agencies in the southwest and Salt Lake City for potential Valentine teddy bear bombs after a suspicious transaction at a Wal-Mart last month. Law enforcement sources said authorities also were on the alert at airports in case the suspected bear-bombs might be carried onto airplanes on Valentine's Day. The FBI said a clean-shaven male, possibly of Middle Eastern descent, purchased nine Valentine teddy bears, 20 inches tall, and 14 canisters of propane, 9 inches tall, small enough to fit inside the teddy bears. The man... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2186195/posts#comment Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:38:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048389/posts Once upon a time, people who wanted to be president were not expected to admit it in public. This mask of false indifference had to be dropped when the rise of primaries forced candidates to campaign actively for the office. NPR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048389/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:07:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046156/posts On Tuesday, attorneys representing sect members filed a request for a temporary restraining order to bar fiduciary Bruce R. Wisan from evicting hundreds of residents from homes in the twin towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz. ... Until Wisan took over, property taxes were always paid promptly, Stirba said. As of June, past due taxes totalled $384,000, according to Wisan. And within the past few weeks, he has also sent notices giving residents until the end of the month to catch up. ... Wisan has spent more than $3 million in fees and expenses since becoming the trust's... Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046156/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:01:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981084/posts Petraeus: Al Qaida Trying to 'Come Back In' U.S. military officials said there will be no significant reduction in coalition troops in the Baghdad area as part of an effort to stop the Al Qaida offensive in northern Iraq. They said Al Qaida was trying to reenter Baghdad and reverse its losses in 2007. "Al Qaida is trying to come back in," U.S. military commander Gen. David Petraeus said. "We can feel it and see it, and what we're trying to do is rip out any roots before they can get deeply into the ground." Read More Militants Assert... Previous Thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981084/posts#comment Thu, 6 Mar 2008 01:59:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968198/posts 1. McCain Should Be Feared, Writer Says Presidential hopeful John McCain is being billed as the Republican that liberals can live with, but his credentials as a “bipartisan progressive” are in fact a “lazy, hazy myth,” according to liberal pundit Johann Hari. “The truth is that McCain is the candidate we should most fear,” writes Hari, a columnist for The Independent in Britain, in an article that appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. “Not only is he to the right of Bush on a whole range of subjects, he is also the Republican candidate most likely to dispense with Hillary Clinton... Newsmax Insider Report (email) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968198/posts#comment Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:09:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1849864/posts Just because you can't fight city hall doesn't mean City Hall can't fight you. Tuesday night, Mayor Rocky Anderson got into a heated exchange with Dell Loy Hansen, one of Utah's biggest developers. Now, 24 hours after their fight, Hansen feels like he's getting a "bum" rap. Tuesday night began after a meeting at City Hall, one where the mayor and Hansen did not make nice. According to the Mayor, Hansen confronted him in a hallway. And, again according to the Mayor, Hansen then put his arm on Anderson to which the mayor said: Rocky Anderson: "I said I... Channel4, Salt Lake http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1849864/posts#comment Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:42:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1805686/posts Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has cooled his friendship with Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson now that the liberal Democrat has called for President Bush?s impeachment. In an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, Romney sought to minimize his relationship with Anderson, once a prominent example of bipartisan camaraderie. The two worked closely together when Romney ran the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. ?He was a mayor that worked well with me during the Olympics, and I supported his work as a mayor,? said Romney, who spoke before an event in heavily Republican western Iowa, where he... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1805686/posts#comment Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:46:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1797136/posts Sudden Jihad Syndrome http://cfoiblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/sudden-jihad-syndrome.html Monday, February 26, 2007 Sudden Jihad Syndrome Evidently this mental/emotional malady is on the rise: Sudden Jihad Syndrome It looks like the Muslim teen who opened fire on shoppers in a Salt Lake City mall is yet another case of “sudden jihad syndrome,” a condition in which normal-appearing American Muslims abruptly turn violent. Taken together, this and other cases add up to an invisible jihad inside America. But don’t tell that to the FBI. The politically correct bureau does everything it can to avoid recognizing the obvious Islamic factor in these heinous crimes. Sulejman Talovic, an... Catholic Friends of Israel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1797136/posts#comment Thu, 8 Mar 2007 02:14:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1770753/posts WEST VALLEY CITY - Imam Shuaib-ud Din has been terminated from his position as religious leader of the Islamic Society of Greater Salt Lake amid allegations of domestic violence. Police said they responded to a "domestic-related incident" at Din's home a week ago, and the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office reported an attempt to serve a protective order against him on Thursday. Contacted by phone, a relative of the imam said he was in Chicago now but would not comment on the allegations. The relative acknowledged that Din and his wife were having marital problems but said the imam was... Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1770753/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:28:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1790273/posts If you only read the news as reported by the Main Stream Media, you would never know that we had just recently experienced another Jihad style attack by a Muslim on American soil. On Monday, Feb. 12th, one time Bosnian refugee Sulejmen Talovic (age 18) walked into the Trolley Valley shopping mall in Salt Lake City and in a six minute rampage killed five people and severely wounded several more. The dead were identified as Jeffrey Walker, 52, Vanessa Quinn, 29, Kirsten Hinkley, 15, Teresa Ellis, 29, and Brad Frantz, 24. My initial (blogged) reaction was: “Any guesses as to... Conservative Crusader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1790273/posts#comment Sat, 24 Feb 2007 05:38:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1785795/posts As a gunman unleashed his terror at Trolley Square on Monday evening, dozens of workers and customers fled for cover. Some of them ran toward the shots to get a glimpse of the gunman. Others came across shooting victims, both dead and alive. These are their stories, as told to five Salt Lake Tribune reporters at the scene: Jeremy Jensen, 26, of Salt Lake City, at Desert Edge Brew Pub, said he saw the shooter several hours earlier walking through the brewery. He remembered his long tan trenchcoat and that he had a mullet midway down his back. He said... The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1785795/posts#comment Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:10:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1785599/posts Video taken during attack at Salt Lake City mall picks up shouting of "Allah Akbar" 3 times. KUTV.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1785599/posts#comment Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:26:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1784733/posts In reading the news on the internet and local fishwrap as well as watching the reporting on Fox I've noticed a lack of identification, discussion and analysis of the recent attack at the Salt Lake city mall. The fact that this man was a muslim seems to have escaped the otherwise stellar performance of our “free press”. I seem to remember an incident in -North Carolina where a muslim tried to run over college students. - California airport where muslim shot somebody or stabbed someone at the terminal - Seattle Jewish community center shooting of staff members - Washington DC/Maryland/Virginia... myself http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1784733/posts#comment Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:04:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1784436/posts n an apparent act of Islamic Terror, an 18 year old Bosnian Muslim Refugee went on a shooting spree in Salt Lake City and the mainstream media has their head buried balls deep up their asses. The Muslim youth is described by CNN as a “A trench coat-clad teenager who opened fire on shoppers at a mall had one thing in mind: “to kill a large number of people.” making it to sound like a Columbine like shooting rather then calling it what it really is…An Islamic Terror Attack!!! f not an act of Terrorism committed by a Muslim/Islamic person,... MensNewsDaily.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1784436/posts#comment Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:54:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783795/posts Shots fired at Trolley Square; several people injured, others killed Last Update: Feb 12, 2007 8:29 PM Salt Lake Police say a man opened fire inside the Trolley Square Mall on Monday evening. Police have shot and killed one suspect, and there are preliminary reports that at least five people are dead. There is no second shooter loose inside the mall. Police report that the shooter was shooting at random in mulitiple areas, but is no longer a threat and there is no further risk at Trolley Square. Police say that there have been "several" vicitms and "some" fatalities and... The Drudge Report (multiple links) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783795/posts#comment Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:49:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783770/posts (KUTV) SALT LAKE CITY Police are saying there may be as many as three people killed in gunfire at Trolley Square. Trolley Square is located at 700 east and 500 south in Salt Lake City. This all started around 7 p.m. Monday night. One witness told 2News that the shooter was about 6’1”, wearing a dark trench coat, carrying a backpack. That witness says the suspect was wielding a shotgun at his shoulder and taking aim. Cedrick heard two gunshots go off in the mall looked down off a balcony and saw the gunman. The gunman looked up and fired... KUTV.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783770/posts#comment Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:52:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1775653/posts Calling it an "unsafe investment," the mayor of Salt Lake County said Monday that he won't support $30 million in taxes for a professional soccer stadium, a fatal blow to Real Salt Lake's plan to move to the suburbs... AP - KUTV.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1775653/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:41:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1765069/posts Tuesday, January 9, 2007 Salt Lake Catholic Diocese gets new bishop By Elaine Jarvik Deseret Morning News       The new bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City is described as humble and caring — the kind of man who not only visits the sick and elderly but who rolls up his sleeves to wash their dishes. Tom Smart, Deseret Morning News Salt Lake Bishop John C. Wester       The Most Rev. John C. Wester was named Salt Lake City's new Catholic bishop on Monday, filling the nearly yearlong vacancy left when former Bishop... Deseret Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1765069/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:00:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1713373/posts SALT LAKE CITY - The parents of a bride-to-be told their daughter they were taking her on a shopping trip, but then drove to Colorado and kept her there until she missed the nuptials, officials said. Lemuel and Julia Redd have been charged with second-degree felony kidnapping. Utah County Attorney Kay Bryson said Tuesday he met with the couple's daughter, Julianna, and her now-husband Perry Myers before charging the parents. "I've never had a case quite like this," Bryson said. "It is strange that parents would go to that extent to keep an adult daughter from marrying the man that... http://www.comcast.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1713373/posts#comment Wed, 4 Oct 2006 12:24:12 GMT