But because it's a predominantly
Mormon state where a lot of gays and lesbians are closeted, there are not very many opportunities for gay youths to meet up and date.
tolerate the enormities of Mormonism, much less permit the formation of a
Mormon state." (79)
I was amazed by the statement of columnist Charley Reese that "If the states wished to have a state religion, they were free to do so." Can you picture Alabama establishing the Baptist faith as its state religion, Utah becoming a
Mormon state, New York Jewish and maybe Hawaii Buddhist?
From the
Mormon state comes Slug; It's a good example of a local alternative music 'zine, with show reviews and local band features, but has some bigger stuff in there as well (The Damned, Sick of it All, The Vandals), and a little skating and snowbrucing thrown in for good measure.
It was the first incident to mar the games in the
Mormon state where there are strict controls on the sale of alcohol.
Rich's reports that southern Californians might yet prefer to be part of the
Mormon state.
(A
Mormon state senator later admitted to me that he had advised the stake president to lower the boom.
All three deny it's a publicity stunt and insist they're planning a summer "wedding" in the
Mormon state of Utah.
"Utah is a heavily
Mormon state. That fact helped us realize that the goodwill we'd harvest would more than make up for what we'd give up--and we were right," says PayLess vice president of merchandising Andy Striefel.
As many as 3.5 billion people are expected to tune in to watch the great festival of winter sport in the
Mormon state of Utah.
