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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Mormon temples in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City received envelopes containing a white powder Thursday afternoon, the FBI said.
The Los Angeles temple has attracted angry protesters since Proposition 8 -- which reverses a state Supreme Court ruling allowing same-sex marriage -- was approved Nov. 4 by California voters. Investigators said they had no evidence yet that the envelopes are related to the demonstrations, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints played an active part in organizing support and campaign funding for Proposition 8.
Juan Becerra, a spokesman for the FBI field office in Salt Lake City, said hazardous materials teams in both cities have collected the powder, and it was being analyzed.
The church also got a legal challenge Thursday from a gay activist who filed a complaint with the California Political Fair Practices Commission. The complaint alleges that the church failed to report the value of its contributions, including phone banks, to the effort to get Proposition 8 passed.
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