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Angel Moroni statue returns to the top of the Salt Lake Temple
SALT LAKE CITY — Dangling securely from a towering crane, the iconic Angel Moroni statue soared through the air Tuesday morning and settled back into its picturesque place atop the historic Salt ...
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A sculptor declined to make an angel statue for the Salt Lake Temple. His mother’s love led to a treasure
President Woodruff proposed a commission: Would the promising young sculptor create an angel statue for the temple’s tallest and most prominent spire? This time, it was Dallin who said no. He ...
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Is the ACLU Crazy?
If there were a proposal to erect a statue of St. Michael the Archangel on a municipal building, it would be understandable ...
What brings 200 angry residents and uniformed officers to city hall. What the mayor says
Plans call for mounting 10-foot-tall bronze statues of the patron saints of police and firefighters, on the façade of the new ...
City's saint statues: Another civil liberties group attacks mayor over sculptures
Civil liberties nonprofit Americans United sends letter to the mayor, calling Koch's claim that the statues aren't overtly ...
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City plan to install patron saint statues sparks debate in Quincy
The 10-foot bronze statues depicting St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian, the respective patron saints of police officers and firefighters, have been criticized by residents for being overtly ...
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ACLU Challenges Statues of Catholic Saints at Massachusetts Public Safety Building
The other would depict St. Michael the Archangel (the patron saint of police officers) vanquishing Satan. The civil-liberties organization argues that the St. Michael statue “is not only ...