Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday March 26 2002 — A7 ‘Death by stoning’ which Mormons believe brought earthquakes storms ' and days of darkness on the other side of the world Continued from A1 Mormons believe that followers of the OldTestament been distributed standby tickprophets migrated under ets will be issued 90 minutes God’s direction from the East to the New World centuries prior to die showtime Standbefore Christ and taught the by tickets do not guarantee a seat but as seats become same beliefs including prophavailable they will be filled esying Christ's birth “Think of it as Star Wars by standby ticket holders " It’s The drama cova very interesting ers classic biblical events with Merrill saidin an premise" scenes in the Americas interview at the Laie premiere' including a subtle romantic “What if people of ancient America had access to scripsubplot It begins regular free showings at the church-owne-d ture that had actually come from the ancient world and Polynesian Cultural Center’s IMAX theater in Laie then Christ actually showed Hawaii this week following a up” ' Merrill who won an Acade- -' gala Hawaii premiere on Saturday my Award in 1974 for his doc- Film sentence tossed out 'LAGOS Nigeria (AP) — A ' Muslim appeals court on Monday acquitted the first Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning for sea outside wedlock ruling there was insufficient evidence to justify the harsh punishment under Islamic law Ibmbari Usman one of four judges sitting on the panel in the northern city of Sokoto said an alleged confession by Safiya Hussaini was inadmissible because prosecutors and police had not adequately informed the mother of five of the nature of the crime of adultery and its seriousness under Shariah of Islamic law Hussaini was sentenced in October to be stoned to death while buried in sand after an Islamic court convicted her of conceiving a child with a married neighbor Hussaini a did not understand Monday’s court verdict as it was read in Arabic but smiled broadly and said softly “thank you thank you” after the ruling was translated to her by Safiya Hussaini right smiles after hearing the judgement at on the Sharia appeals-cour- t Monday whisked her out of the courtroom ' The case stirred outrage well beyond this troubled West African nation where opposition to the imposition of Islamic law or Shariah in the north has resulted in Mus- ' violence that has killed thousands since early 2000 International rights organizations women’s groups European Union parliamentarians and US lawmakers all had condemned Hussaini’s stoning sentence President Olusegun Obasan-jo’- s government and human rights groups provided lawyers for Hussaini’s defease Last week the Nigerian government for the first time declared Shariah punishments such as executions and amputations “unconstitutional” although northern state governments have vowed to uphold the Islamic laws d The church which has about 55000 members in the Hawaiian islands hosted several hundred people at the Laie premiere including a lavish buffet with ice sculpture music and dance': The movie which is not part of the center’s regular paid programs depicts events from the Book of Mormon that church members believe took place in the Americas during Christ’s time They parallel biblical events including Christ’s crucifixion Utah-base- lim-Christ-ian Hausa-speak- er well-wish-'e- “I was given tremendous ( latitude" he said although church President Gordon B Hinckley had final approval “I endeavored to try to create a film that captured the vision of President Hinckley as he described what he wanted the film to say'’ Production on Kauai lasted about 30 days using a set Merrill said was the largest ever built in the islands except for the one used for Water- - rs - good opportunity for the coun- cil to receivesome input from its constituents about whether ' or not the ordinance should be passed” The hearing which will take place during the council’s regularly scheduled meeting at the city office building is slated to begin at 7:15 pm According to Kooyman the proposed ordinance would allow Juniper Inn to sell beer and liquor with meals “Their reasoning is that they're at a huge disadvantage because of all the new restau- rants in Logan that now have liquor licenses and they see this as an opportunity to attract new business” Kooy-ma- n - world Crews recreated the center of the ancient Book of Mormon city of Zarahemla in an area 450 by 300 feet He said the film could not be made where the events likely occurred in Central America because of security and logistical problems “Hawaii is one of the great places in the world to film” he said citing cooperation of the state's film commission and the availability of technicians and actors The cast ' included several Hawaii resU dents he said umentary “Great American Cowboy” said he believes events depicted in the Americas are true although the characters he uses are composites based on the Book of Mormon He has compressed events that took place during 12 years of Christ’s life into a short period Merrill said church leaders let him rewrite the script when they brought him into the project The film includes no credits for the director production staff or actors On the Net: Church of Jesus Christ of r-day Saints: explained “This issue js always discussed heavily and can be quite volatile but we feel an obligation to this business because it's in our city ” he added “They have the right to make a request and we have an obligation to run it through the process” Latte- http:wwwldsofg There are 441 new oca©®® tax law changes No one understands QGN G0EZ? 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