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The Davis County Cooperative Society unequivocally condemns any disrespectful slurs, vandalism, acts of violence or any other means of unlawful coercion because an individual's or a group's beliefs differ from our own.
People from a variety of non-conforming traditions have faced a long history of discrimination. Plural families are no exception, especially when it comes to access to public education.
At the Utah State Charter Board meeting in January, the public comment section included comments by Brooke Anderson. She began to single out the children who are students directly saying “All these college credits earned by Vanguard Academy students; how will they be put to use?"
Grant Samms referred to Otherism as “the single most dangerous idea in the world”. He defined it as: the exclusion of a person based on their perceived diversions from an acceptable norm. Ralph Waldo Emerson used it to describe the process by which an individual is depersonalized, alienated, etc.
Bryan Nelson is an ex-convict with a criminal record and an anti-polygamy activist. Nelson has a history of committing hate crimes against plural families through physical assaults and hate speech against the DCCS and its members because some of them belong to plural families.
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HB294, a bill that passed the Utah Legislature in the final hours of the 2021 session, puts an end to certain emergency powers invoked during the pandemic. One of the provisions of the bill puts an end to the statewide mask mandate on April 10th.
When people of a specific group or religion are treated differently than their peers, it could be a violation of Federal Civil Rights Statute if done under "color of law" or if an activity being prevented is protected by Federal Law
On Friday February 19, Nate Carlisle, a reporter for Utah’s Fox 13 News, sent a text to a number of individuals stating he had “found about $6 million in pandemic bailout funds that went to Order” [DCCS] businesses.
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States just before noon on January 20th. The inaugural ceremony was guarded by a heavy security presence on the National mall with very few attendants due to the pandemic and the increased threat level since the Capital breech on January 6th
We are not Democrats or Republicans, but Americans; brothers and sisters of this One American Nation under God. Let us all remember to be our brother's keeper and watch out for our neighbor whether we disagree with them or not.
Governor Herbert issued concurrent executive and public health orders while declaring a new state of emergency. The orders took effect Monday November 9th at 1pm, and extend to Monday November 23rd.
