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LDS Church, Glenn Beck, Mitt Romney oppose Quran burning
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the following statement Wednesday afternoon:
"A key tenet of our faith is to accord everyone the freedom to worship as they choose. It is regrettable that anyone would regard the burning of any scriptural text as a legitimate form of protest or disagreement." Ref. Source 3
Mormon church, Islamic Relief team up for Pakistan flood relief
SALT LAKE CITY - The LDS Church shipped an estimated 400,000 pounds of food, blankets and other relief aid Friday to flood-ravaged Pakistan. "We're loading 10 containers that will be shipped to Pakistan," said Nate Leishman, the church's manager of emergency response. "We're doing this in conjunction with one of our partners, which is Islamic Relief." Ref. Source 7
Pakistani ambassador thanks LDS Church leaders for flood relief
SALT LAKE CITY - Husain Haqqani, ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, came to Salt Lake City and LDS Church headquarters as a man on a mission. He first thanked The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members for the recent humanitarian aid sent to help his country's 20 million people affected by massive flooding caused by heavy late-summer monsoon rains. Ref. Source 1
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Several churches in the Fort Collins area were on guard Sunday after a self-proclaimed "Islamist jihadist" threatened that they would be "destroyed," Fort Collins police said.
"Specific threats" were made against both Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Catholic church, Sgt. Paul Wood said. The suspect, a white male in his early 30s with brown hair and green eyes, has had previous run-ins with police, including one incident in which he claimed to be an arch angel from the Bible. Ref. Source 4
Police eye former junior college coach in Colo. Threats against Mormons, Catholics
Church leaders in Colorado are being warned by police about a former Utah junior college basketball coach [describing himself as an "Islamist jihadist."]. Ref. Source 2
Muslims Surprised About Mormon Hospitality
A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints invited a group of local Muslims to a Brisbane ward for their annual Christmas program and a tour of the church, said Ali Kadri, spokesperson for the Islamic Council of Queensland. Ref. Source 6f