“Our society has become so blinded by its quest to redress wrongful discrimination against one class of people that it is now in danger of creating another victimized class: people of faith, like you and me.
“Already some religious schools are being questioned because they require students and faculty to adhere to an honor code that requires fidelity and chastity. CEOs of large companies have been marginalized or forced to resign because their personal religious views are no longer politically acceptable. And some businesses have been forced to close because their owners have spoken their conscience.
“Despite what you may have heard or read over the years, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has stood consistently for freedom of choice and conscience. Many years ago the Prophet Joseph Smith wrote:
“We believe . . . that all men are created equal, and that all have the privilege of thinking for themselves upon all matters relative to conscience.”
Ronald A. Rasband was a member of the Presidency of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when this devotional address was given on 15 September 2015.
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Ronald A. Rasband
Of the Presidency of the Seventy
Ronald A. Rasband, Devotional Address given at Brigham Young University, 15 September 2015
https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/ronald-a-rasband_religious-freedom-and-fairness-for-all/
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