Middle America to get giant cross to rival Rio: Missouri town spending $5m on 200ft religious symbol

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2143316/Branson-Missouri-spending-5m-200ft-cross.html By Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED: 22:49 EST, 11 May 2012 | UPDATED: 23:14 EST, 11 May 2012 Officials in rural Branson, Missouri, have approved the construction of a 200-foot walk-through cross in the hope that it will rival American icons like the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge. Developer Kerry Brown said the […]

Mormon Church shuts down whistle- blower’s access to list of people posthumously baptised… but says it is to ‘protect’ Jews and Catholics not hide the names

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2112157/Mormon-baptism-dead-Church-shuts-access-list-people-posthumously-baptised.html By Meghan Keneally UPDATED:12:39 EST, 8 March 2012 Officials from the Mormon church have shut down outsider access to their database that lists the names of people they have baptised, as their practice of posthumously baptising famous individuals of other faiths has drawn much criticism. Though church leaders say the reason for the crackdown […]