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Brigham Young University (BYU), which operates on four campuses in Utah, Idaho and Hawaii, is a private, not-for-profit school governed by the religious doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), also known as Mormons.

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And that history of persecution is newly relevant after the mass shooting and arson targeting an LDS church in Michigan last Sunday.

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