NEWS - UTAH MAN CHARGED FOR THREATENING MORMONS ON FACEBOOK PAGE

 i wish all i could ever post were good, happy stories, but unfortunately, those days have long gone. there staill are good, happy stories, but more and more stories like this one keep creeping in.
to me, a sign of the times. its not going to get any better, but worse, and well see worse reports than this as we get closer to the end. MICHELLE


Utah man charged for threatening Mormons on Facebook page

By Melinda Rogers

The Salt Lake Tribune

First published Dec 17 2010 

 

A Salt Lake City man is charged in federal court with allegedly using his Facebook page to threaten to kill members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Mark Eric Bayne, 36, faces a charge of felony threats in interstate commerce in U.S. District Court, according to a complaint filed Friday.

Bayne used his Facebook page to post a status update on Nov. 26 that referred to Mormons as the “worst form of humanity” and made threats to “take at least thirty of their women and children [at the cost of each man] EVER DAY,” the complaint states.

The message continues on to label “primary targets,” whose identities have been redacted from the complaint.

Bayne has also used his Google mail account to send e-mails to federal, state and private institutions — including colleges — which “expressed deep-seated anger and used vulgar epithets to demean the recipients and the particular institutions they represent,” the complaint states.

In the e-mails, he vowed to carry out violence against those he believed had “wronged him,” according to the complaint.

Bayne is accused of accessing Facebook and his e-mail account from computers at Salt Lake Community College, where he would launch threats, the complaint states. Bayne’s Facebook settings were set to public at the time of his arrest Friday. On Thursday, he posted a video showing footage of a man who shot a firearm during a public school board meeting in Florida earlier this week.

The content of Bayne’s postings would “cause apprehension and fear in a reasonable person,” the complaint states.

The threats in interstate commerce charge applies because Bayne alledgedly used the Internet and e-mail to make threats, which could interfere with interstate and foreign commerce, according to the complaint.

He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Sam Alba on Friday and will next appear in court on Tuesday. He faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted of the charge.

Bayne is being held in the Davis County Jail under the custody of U.S. Marshals until his detention hearing next week.

NEWS - COMMUNITY CELEBRATES PROVO TABERNACLE WITH CONCERT/MEMORIAL

I HAD ONLY HEARD ABOUT THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT, I BELIEVE, AND RUNNING THROUGH MY EMAILS, I CAME ACROSS THIS ARTICLE, AND WAS STRUCK BY THE PICTURE THEY RECOVERED FROM THE FIRE, WORTHY ENOUGH FOR ME TO POST A BLOG ABOUT THE EVENT.
I, MYSELF, BEING A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (MORMON), AND A MEMBER ALL MY LIFE, HAVE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT UTAH, AND KNOW THE HISTORY OF MY FAITH, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE PINONEERS WHO CARVED OUT THIS PART OF THE WORLD, AND HISTORY. ITS A SHAME, THAT ILL NEVER BE ABLE TO SEE THIS BUILDING IN ITS ORIGINAL STATE. BUT THE PICTURE, RECOVERED, WILL STAND AS A TESTIMONY TO ME, THAT GOD LIVES! michelle

Community celebrates Provo Tabernacle with concert, memorial
December 19th, 2010 @ 9:20pm
By Sandra Yi


PROVO -- A community gathered together Sunday to pay tribute to the historic Provo Tabernacle. The building went up in flames Friday, and it's still unclear if it can be rebuilt.


A grieving community came to the UCCU Events Center at Utah Valley University for a memorial and benefit concert. The Provo Tabernacle has special meaning to everyone who attended, including Gov. Gary Herbert.


"The downtown experience was one that was exciting for me as a young boy, going down particularly at Christmas time," he said. "The Tabernacle was part of the ambiance that was taking place down there."


The program continued with a slide show of photos of the beloved tabernacle, from its early years to modern day -- even the loss. There were tears but also feelings of hope, reinforced by a photo of a portrait that burned, except the area around the image of Christ.


"They can't replace the craftsmanship of the pioneers and the memory of all of that, but if they can save the facade and make it a beautiful place to use again, that would be wonderful," said LaDawn Osborn.


The tabernacle caught fire early Friday morning and the roof quickly caved in. Provo Mayor John Curtis toured the site Saturday. He went up one of the towers and said the view was devastating.


"All I can think was the pictures and video I had seen of World War II," he said. "It truly looked that ravished on the inside of that building."


Almost everything inside the building was destroyed, including hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of personal property. Lex de Azevedo and his Millennium Choral Society were supposed to perform "Gloria: The Life of Christ" at the Tabernacle this weekend.


They rehearsed there on Thursday.


"When we were through rehearsing, it was about 11 p.m.," he said. "I just went out in the audience to take it all in because I was so excited. I thought, ‘this is going to be one of the best concerts we've ever done.'"


The show went on Sunday, only the scenery was a bit different. Donations collected will go to recover costs for the group's lost equipment and instruments.


But they say that's little compared to a building that can't be replaced.


The Provo mayor says the structural integrity of the building still has yet to be determined. Fire investigators say it could be weeks before they know the cause of the fire.