In a press conference yesterday morning, leaders of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called for legislation that
protects religious freedom. The Church supports laws that will protect fair
treatment regarding housing and employment, ensuring that religious freedom is not
compromised. The Church is alarmed at the erosion of religious freedom. When the faithful are publicly intimidated, retaliated against, forced from
employment or made to suffer personal loss because they have raised their voice
in the public square, donated to a cause or participated in an election, our
democracy is the loser. This appeal for a balanced approach between religious
and gay rights is not a shift in doctrine for the Church. It represents a
desire to bring people together, to encourage mutually respectful dialogue in
what has become a highly polarized debate. We must ALL learn to live
with others who do not share the same beliefs or values.
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