The Salt Lake Tribune
Friday, February 27, 2009
Put your gas mask away
Tear gas on Temple Square? Probably not.

You know those huge gay-rights demonstrations on Temple Square during LDS Conference weekend that you never heard about? Well, they aren't going to happen, says KSL. Just an unfounded rumor.

You've got to appreciate, however, the smooth response KSL's probe got from Salt Lake City Police Department spokesman Dennis McGowan:
You know, thanks for the opportunity, though, to get this out to everyone that, as far as our concern at this point in time, these are rumors and everyone can stand down.

2 Comments:

At February 27, 2009 8:25 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is this fear mongering rumor from the same hyperventilating LDS Bloggers that gave us "the Draper Temple will be defiled and left in ashes by thousands of gay protestors paratrooping in from the skys during the open house, so we absolutely must have a law passed to prohibit protesting, or the family unit will be ripped asunder, society will crumble, and the terrorists will win!"

When no gay protesters ever intended protesting at the open house, none ever showed up, and now the LDS Church has a special privilege law on the books that only applies to them and their properties?

Was it those guys?

 
At February 27, 2009 11:20 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Isn't this just a variation on the 1960's rumors of an invasion of militant African Americans who will burn down the city, defile the temple, etc, ad infinitum, ad nauseum?

 

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