Religious Freedom

POLITICAL ALERT! If you are easily offended by politics or certain conservative views, this post is NOT for you!

My husband told me today about this amazing talk he read by Dallin H. Oaks given yesterday at BYU-Idaho. Billy definitely has a man-crush on Oaks - apparently he was a very prominent lawyer set to become a US supreme court justice before being asked to be an Apostle. Several of his papers and opinions are well-published and well-known throughout the attorney world.

Yesterday, President Oaks spoke about Proposition 8, and exactly what it means for religious freedom. While stating our church would never want to deny gay couples civil rights, he did speak about an agenda this movement has sparked - one where religions would not have a right to deny gay couples full fellowship or freedom to be married in their churches or temples.

What I love about his talk is that his argument is so well documented and cited! It is a very intelligent argument for why our church spoke out against Proposition 8. Enjoy!