Am I understanding the issue correctly?...
The Church bought the land, without restrictions. Then they built a pedestrian plaza. Now the city wants to tell the Church how they can use their own land?
I don't believe what Mormons believe. I don't particularly like the Mormons I've met. But this is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.
And, oh by the way, why doesn't the ACLU ever stand up for CONSERVATIVE Civil Liberties? Like Property Rights. Or the Second Amendment.
Yup, pretty much the story. And it kills me when Rocky Anderson says that the LDS church will have 90% of the control over the Plaza. This is private property, and letting anyone pass out leaflets on the whole Plaza, well, that pretty negates any control the LDS church has over the Plaza. I keep wanting to write to Rocky Anderson and ask him what part of the First Amendment he does not understand about the fact that "government make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Salt Lake City is determing what the LDS church can do with its property. There is also the issue of property rights too.