2/4/11 - Interview With Elder Dallin H. Oaks Regarding Speech on Religious Freedom

[MrGmarshall41]

How does Religious Freedom diminish if it is in the Constitution and it is a civil liberty to worship who and how they may? Is the Government removing this liberty? Legal protection, I thought Religious Freedom was protected by the Constitution?

[MormonsLoveFamilies]

@BlissfulHeretic1 Criticism should not involved intimidation and mobs.

[OriginalAdler24]

To this day, the LDS Church and it's members, have been the most persecuted and prosecuted of all churches in the USA.

I'm Catholic, and I've never felt mistreated because of my religion. As a young person, all I knew about the LDS Church came from the media. Then I served in the US Army.

I met many LDS soldiers. They didn't have horns or tails, and loved our Lord and Savior. They were good soldiers, and even better people. I had to unlearn what I had been told. I LOVE the LDS Church.

[ViCe1986]

Wise council for a Apostle of Jesus Christ!

If only the Government would listen to such wise reason!

[omiolo]

yes, it is an important topic.

[z1freerider]

Religious freedoms are already constrained and SHOULD be constrained. If you believe it is in your religion to break the law, the police will arrest you despite your sincere belief in your imaginary religion.

[jnjnelson]

@z1freerider Your statement operates under the assumption that the law is more important than religion, and that the justification for law is less imaginary than religion.

Religious freedom is generally more important than law. The only time religious freedom is not more important than law is when religious freedom exerts material and fundamental harm against unalienable rights.

Example: If it is against the law to proselyte, and proselyting is part of one's religion, the law is in the wrong.

[DearCitizenTv]

Wonderful

[krisofamericas]

The truth will be out even if 1 person out of 25 doesn't like it.

[pedrosonia]

all the best

sonia&familiy

[LdsNanaAskMormon]

A correct understanding of the foundation of religious freedom in the United States is critical for people of faith to understand. I hope that this helps to strengthen more people and encourage them to raise their voices on moral issues in society.

[SuperMalani]

I love this Elder Oaks!! Puts a lot of things into perspective.

[cureloms]

I like this interview because I believe in religious freedom as one of the core foundations of America in the Constitution.

[matrixinterface]

It's always seemed to me that the fundamental flaw in "being religious but not belonging to any organized religion" is that this then assumes that God either a) doesn't care what religion we belong to b) hasn't bothered to organize a religion on this Earth that worships Him as He would want it to or c) is incapable of doing so. It's great to belong to a religion that is organized by Jesus Christ and isn't afraid to speak the truth but does so in as polite a manner as possible.

[AC33592]

Brother Oaks is a very wise man. I'm glad to have him as one of our leaders.