Mormons May Control Public Plaza, Court Says
From Times Wire Reports
A federal appellate court has upheld a deal between Salt Lake City and leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that gave the church control over a downtown plaza.
Judges on the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said traditional public forums can be sold to private groups. The deal “does nothing to advance religion, but merely enables the LDS Church to advance itself,” the court said.
The American Civil Liberties Union argued that it was illegal to give the church police power in a public area.
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