Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Mormons are Child Rapists!

70% of Salt Lake County's high school seniors and 35% of the 5th and 6th graders used alcohol. 4% of the 5th and 6th graders have used heroin and cocaine. (The Salt Lake Tribune, Jan. 21, 1990, p.B9). A 400% increase in job related accidents are attributed to the use of illegal drugs. (Ibid). According to the chief of police, there are 400 locations in Salt Lake County alone where illegal drugs are sold openly. (Ibid). The American Medical Association reported in 1986 that Utah ranked 3rd in the nation in the use of Amphetamines and jumped to 2nd in 1988. (Salt Lake Tribune, 8/31/89, p.B1). "Utah uses more Ritalin per capita than any place on Earth." (The Denver Post wire service, 8/88; The Spotlight, 3/6/89). "Utahns lead the nation in the use of prescription drugs...," (Salt Lake Tribune April 1, 1989 p. E3). The area south of Salt Lake City is known as Happy Valley as "Mormon women abuse prescription drugs more often than other women.... In contrast to nationwide 'Just say no' campaignsis not working with Mormon teens," (Salt Lake Tribune, Aug. 25, 1989 p. 6B). Child-abuse Problems. The Utah murder rate for children is 5 times higher than the national average. (The Denver Post, Empire Magazine, 11/21/82, p.30). The incidence of sexual child abuse is 33% higher. (National Asso. for the Protection of Children, ibid.). A Salt Lake City attorney reported, "That right now child sexual abuse allegations are rampant. In the past two years, she said she has had only three divorces in which there had not been child sexual abuse allegations," (Ogden Standard-Examiner, Aug. 28, 1989, p. 2B). "While the number of child-abuse investigations have increased 76 percent since 1982, staff increases have only gone up 12 percent," (Salt Lake Tribune, Jan. 24, 1990 p. 1-B). "The State Division of Family Services reported a 343 percent increase in child sexual abuse referrals from 1982 through 1987," (KSL Radio, Salt Lake City, May 18, 1989, p.1 transcript).