The protests provoked debates about how leaders should enforce laws without infringing on speech. A University of Texas at Austin freshman told NBC News that “hell broke loose” as she was arrested.
The change came a day after the General Conference removed its long-standing ban on ordaining “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” or appointing them as ministers.
Heather Pressdee was sentenced Thursday to three consecutive life sentences for the first-degree murder charges and up to 760 years for multiple counts of criminal intent to commit murder.