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Show THE STATE UTAH DIGEST FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER WEIGHS IN ON MORMONS CHRISTIAN DEBATE: Former President Jimmy Southern Utah's Finest Selection of •Fine Gifts • Engagement Rings & Wedding Bands I• • Swiss Army Brand Watches (Authorized Dealer) •Armani Art Collectibles • Exquisite Jewelry Clocks 83 North Main Street 586-8347 "111 the Middle of the Block Behi11d the Clock" Carter, in comments at odds with the official leaders of his Southern Baptist faith, says Mormons should be considered part of the Christian community. The Deseret News reported that during a teleconference with religion writers this week, the Democratic 39th president said that leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention were wrong to imply The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a non-Christian cult. "Too many leaders now, I think, in the Southern Baptist Convention and in other conventions, are trying to act as the Pharisees did, who were condemned by Christ, in trying to define who can and who cannot be considered an acceptable person in the eyes of God," Carter said. The Southern Baptist Convention meets in Salt Lake City next summer. NEW CEDAR CITY TOP COP SAYS JUVENILE CRIME, DRUGS TOP TARGETS: New Cedar City Police Chief Bob Allinson says juvenile crime and cracking down on the mcthamphetamine trade will be among his top law enforcement priorities. Allinson told reporters that he will take a month to develop more specific additions to his list of top concerns. Meantime, he will leave day-to-day operation of the department to Lt. Keith Savage, who has been acting chief since Glen Miller retired in August. Allinson, 44, comes to the job after a 22-year career with the Layton Police Department, where he started as a police dispatcher TEEN GETS UP TO 20 YEARS FOR KILLING: Stephen Colton Kratzer of Salt Lake City claims gangsters shot at him, beat him up, ran him off the road, vandalized his car and then shot into his mother's home. While looking for the perpetrator the night of Feb. 28, he burst into a Salt Lake home and fatally shot an innocent 17-year-old boy. It was a case of "vigilante violence" at its worst, said 3rd District Judge Anne Stirba, who on Saturday sentenced Krazter to a prison term of up to 20 years for killing Joshua Boyd. Kratzer himself 17 when he killed Boyd was charged as an adult with firstdegree felony murder and aggravated burglary. He pleaded guilty to the lesser charges of second-degree felony manslaughter and burglary. Stirba ordered the two counts to run concurrently, but added a consecutive firearms enhancement. BASKETBALL FANS! When at the ga ood Court! • " Just past the Rotunda of the Sharwan Smith Center. The place to be before, during & after the game for the best tacos, sub sandwiches burgers and drinks! |