Religious Freedom: The Next Mormon Frontier

Promoting Religious Freedom in a Secular Age: Fundamental Principles, Practical Priorities, and Fairness for All
Elder Lance B. Wickman
General Counsel, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
2016 Religious Freedom Annual Review, July 7–8, 2016

While emphasizing that religious freedom is a fundamental right of paramount importance, Elder Lance B. Wickman, general counsel for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, told an audience at BYU that "as citizens of this nation, we have a duty to work with our fellow countrymen to find workable solutions to vexing problems—including clashes of rights and fundamentally competing interests."

Introduction                                                                   
"This is an important conference. We need to meet together with the common purpose of preserving religious freedom and then discuss and debate both first principles and hard practical choices. We need to be better informed. . . "



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