Utah NOW Show Archives: May 2008 Shows
The Mormon practice of proxy baptism, or baptism for the dead, is back in the news. In April, the Vatican sent a letter to Catholic Dioceses around the world asking them to stop giving parish records to Mormons for genealogy. This week on Utah NOW, we're exploring the issue. We'll look at the practical and the symbolic issues at play.
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This week Utah NOW presents The Governor's Monthly News Conference. The governor speaks in depth about gasoline prices by addressing how it affects the state budget and future planning. He also speaks extensively on reforming Utah's liquor laws.
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You may not have heard of her, but in cyber-space, Heather Armstrong is practically an A-List celebrity. She's a blogger - and she makes a pretty healthy living at it. This week on Utah NOW Armstrong will join us to talk about what it's like to share her personal life with cyber-strangers in the blogosphere.
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What did Mormon founder Joseph Smith really look like? It turns out that's a pretty complicated question. The portraits that have been painted tend to offer an idealized version of a real man. But what if there were a photo, a real image of Joseph Smith, would that change things?
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This week on Utah NOW - Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband, the former ambassador Joseph Wilson will join us to talk about how they responded to having her cover as a CIA operative blown in the political dispute over the war. They say this is about speaking truth to power.
