Posted by:
CrispingPin
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Date: December 05, 2018 11:53AM
In 2011, Dallin H. Oaks speech gave a speech at Chapman University School of Law in which he spoke about religious freedom. Here is an excerpt from that speech:
“Many of the great moral advances in Western society have been motivated by religious principles and moved through the public square by pulpit-preaching. The abolition of the slave trade in England and the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States are notable illustrations. These revolutionary steps were not motivated and moved by secular ethics or coalitions of persons who believed in moral relativism. They were driven primarily by individuals who had a clear vision of what was morally right and what was morally wrong. In our time, the Civil Rights movement was, of course, inspired and furthered by religious leaders.”
I find it very curious that a Mormon leader would cite the abolition of slavery and the fight for civil rights to support his case for religious “freedom.” We all have heard stories about TSCC’s battle to end slavery in the 1800s, and the tireless efforts of the LDS church to advance civil rights in the 20th century. /s