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Joel Osteen: Mormons are Christians, too

Ken Silva at Apprising Ministries has the details, taken from Osteen’s December 23 appearance on Fox News Sunday.
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New Life shooter was homeschooled using Gothard system; recently baptized LDS

The Denver Post:
The curriculum Murray decried in his postings was developed by evangelist Bill Gothard as part of The Institute in Basic Life Principles. The Bible-based curriculum is contained in “Wisdom Booklets” — 3,000 pages of instruction that “views academic subjects through the grid of Scripture,” according to the institute’s website.
The Deseret Morning News:
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Mormon Pres. Gordon Hinckley: “We are Christians, too”

The Salt Lake Tribune reports from the 177th annual LDS General Conference:
Among the day’s sermons, the “we are Christians, too” mantra stood out.
It may have been prompted, in part, by the recent distribution of an anti-Mormon DVD produced by evangelical Christians or by some of the harsh statements about LDS theology [...]

Polygamist Appeals to the US Supreme Court

Excerpt from the Salt Lake Tribune:
A Utah polygamist’s request that the U.S. Supreme Court review his bigamy conviction should be denied because it seeks to “inflate a garden variety” local issue into a constitutional claim, the state said in a brief filed with the high court Friday.
Polygamist ’s petition to the [...]