Strength of religious freedom must be built in US courts, LDS leader says <\/p>\n
By Dave McCann <\/p>\n
April 16th, 2014 @ 10:34pm <\/p>\n
SALT LAKE CITY Elder Dallin H. Oaks, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, will give the keynote address at Utah Valley University's Spring Constitutional Symposium on Religious Freedom. <\/p>\n
In an interview with KSL Newsradios Amanda Dickson and Grant Nielsen, he said he won't be speaking as a leader of the LDS Church, but as an interested, knowledgeable citizen concerned about the condition of democracy and free speech in the United States of America. <\/p>\n
The contention that comes from unresolved controversies in this area is poisonous to the civic atmosphere, and it is a disadvantage to all of us as citizens, Elder Oaks said. <\/p>\n
Over the last century the U.S. has faced many challenges to religious freedom, but Elder Oaks says his concern now is how political and divisive they've become. <\/p>\n
Specifically, weve got non-discrimination which is a very important civic value being set in opposition to religious freedom, and people are choosing up sides as if you couldnt have both of them, he said. <\/p>\n
He believes some of the current contests also impinge on free speech, and that should concern all citizens. <\/p>\n
Elder Dallin H. Oaks <\/p>\n
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