I think it was jjj who pointed out that the article about Bishop Tonga "counseling" the Mohler family had been changed slightly to include information about Burrell Jr.'s excommunication. I just checked the article again for a detail and find that it's been corrected yet again. Is this permissible or even considered best practice in journalism (is that an oxymoron?). It irritates me that the news source, Fox4KC, doesn't do an addendum or correction. They just add it in to the original article:
"In a statement to FOX 4 on Friday, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said that they have "a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to child abusers. When abuse is suspected, the Church directs its members to first contact the legal authorities and then their local bishop for counseling and support. The Church cooperates fully with law enforcement in investigating incidents of child abuse and bringing perpetrators to justice." The statement continues: "Had Bishop Paul Tonga consulted with Church leaders about the past child abuse allegations made against Burell E. Mohler Jr. he would have been told to ensure the proper authorities were notified."
These changes/additions might have been the reason that some posters couldn't open the link yesterday. That link is:
http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-story-mohler-church-official-111909,0,4424459.story