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Religion’s Vital Place in Society: Part 5 in a Series on Religious Freedom
This is part 5 in a series of articles on religious freedom. For the series introduction, see “Religious Freedom Series, Part 1: An Introduction to Religious Freedom.” See also part 2, part 3, part 4 and part 6. Religion is vital to democracy “[We] have no government armed with power capable of...
What Religious Freedom Requires of Us: Part 6 in a Series on Religious Freedom
This is the 6th and final installment in a series of articles on religious freedom. For the series introduction, see “Religious Freedom Series, Part 1: An Introduction to Religious Freedom.” See also part 2, part 3, part 4 and part 5. “Conflict and debate are vital to democracy. Yet if...
BYU International Law Center Upholds Religious Freedom at Supreme Court Level
On March 28, 2011, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear a case many viewed as the most important case in two decades. At issue in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunities Commission was the “ministerial exception,” a First Amendment...
Religious Freedom Series, Part 4: Why Religious Freedom Matters to Mormons
This is part 4 in a series of articles on religious freedom. For the series introduction, see “Religious Freedom Series, Part 1: An Introduction to Religious Freedom.” See also part 2 and part 3. Mormon history and religious freedom As one of the most essential of all human liberties, religious...
What Religious Freedom Means
Religious freedom is a fundamental freedom that runs deeper and reaches farther than many realize. This is Part 2 in a series of articles on religious freedom. What Americans Know About Religious Freedom Most Americans know that religious freedom is one of the most basic freedoms guaranteed...
Our right to intellectual property through contract
Mormon Life says: This goes along nicely with yesterday's SOPA and PIPA protests.
The United States Constitution states that Congress shall have the power to “promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive...
Thoughts on Gospel Doctrine Lesson 6
Mormon Life says: Lesson 6 focuses on the beginning chapters of 2 Nephi, Lehi's last words to his family. The following materials by Elder Dallin H. Oaks and John W. Welch shed light in the topics of free agency and Lehi's last testament.
Elder Dallin H. Oaks on Human Agency: First, because free agency is a God-given precondition to the purpose of mortal life, no person or organization can take away our free agency in...
