Readers' forum: Canyons district won't sell

Published: Monday, Aug. 22 2011 12:00 a.m. MDT

As a student who does not go to seminary, I thought the recent article, "Canyons won't sell land for seminary, but will still allow release time" (Aug. 17), was a very interesting piece. I think that the school district did the right thing by not favoring either religion over the other. I know that this will make it hard for LDS students who want to take seminary, and I hope it will work out in the end.

Kelsey Messick

Provo

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Hellooo

Salt Lake City, UT

Thanks Kelsey for your interest in a school district so far from your home. Given the need for revenues that the Canyon's district has stated it needs, it seems holding land that has value for no other purpose than to not appear to favor one or More..

10:34 a.m. Aug. 22, 2011
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Jon W.

Murray, UT

I agree - put the land up for bid (qualified bidders only). If Summum wins the bid and wants to spend its resources building a place of religious instruction near the school, that will be that much less money they will have to invest in frivolous More..

11:10 a.m. Aug. 22, 2011
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lost in DC

West Jordan, UT

jon w

I think Barnard would take it pro-bono.

So what if it's more dangerous for the LDS kids to get to seminary.

11:27 a.m. Aug. 22, 2011
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