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The Mormon church is addressing the mystery that has long surrounded undergarments worn by its faithful with a new video explaining the practice in-depth while admonishing ridicule from outsiders about what it considers a symbol of Latter-day Saints' devotion to God. The four-minute video on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' website compares the white, two-piece cotton "temple garments" to holy vestments worn in other religious faiths such as a Catholic nun's habit or a Muslim skullcap.

On Friday, November 11, 2005, a hate group that calls itself the "Westboro Baptist Church" decided to protest the funeral of fallen soldier PFC Tyler Mackenzie, who was killed in Iraq from an IED. The funeral was held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder Day Saints in Greeley. If you are not familiar with this group, you can see their website to get all the gory details. Here is their schedule for future "protests". Even though PFC Mackenzie was not gay, this group randomly protests soldier's funerals, holding up signs that say things such as "Thank God for...