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On March 12, 2003, Elizabeth Smart was discovered in Sandy, Utah with her kidnappers. She now uses her own pain to help other sexual violence victims.
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Seventy-eight-year-old Carl Matthew Johnson was sentenced Thursday on four counts of sexual abuse of a child stemming from his plea deal in January. The judge gave him nine years to life for three first-degree felonies and one to 15 years for a second-degree felony, all to run consecutively.
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Behind-the-scenes conversations between legislative leaders and what Senate President Stuart Adams said was “a broad base of religious groups” helped thwart four separate proposals to add clergy to the list of professionals required to report child sexual abuse.
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“The Church was concerned that disclosure of its portfolio, which by 2018 grew to approximately $32 billion, would lead to negative consequences,” the agency said in a statement announcing the charges.
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Even as Utah religious leaders of all stripes are urging lawmakers to take immediate action to save the Great Salt Lake, one faith might be able to make the biggest impact.
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Utah’s unique culture of perfection might contribute to the prevalence of eating disorders. Some Utah therapists who treat this mental illness have a year-long waitlist.
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Looking at how the history of slavery has intersected with Brigham Young University also means taking a look at how slavery has intersected with Utah County and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the legislation is “a long time coming” and part of America’s “difficult but inexorable march towards greater equality.”
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The Respect for Marriage Act would require that all states recognize same-sex and interracial marriages that were legal where they were performed.
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The church's statement said doctrine would continue to consider same-sex relationships against God’s commandments. Yet it would support rights for same-sex couples as long as they don't infringe on religious groups’ right to believe as they choose.
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A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation investigation found that more than $1 billion CAD had been transferred to the church’s three Brigham Young University schools in the United States.
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Sen. Mike Lee’s campaign insists it's confident heading into Election Day. But there are unmistakable signs of anxiety in a race shaping up as a referendum on the direction that Trump has taken the Republican Party.