Comments on: Dallin Oaks on Religious Freedom

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:14:54 +0000

Thanks for the catch David G. The post above is now corrected.

By: David G.

David G. — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:30:46 +0000

From this post: Previously, it was noted that a vote in favor of last year’s Prop 8 in California would create a “tyranny of tolerance” which would lead to “inevitable clashes between religious liberty and free speech.” (emphasis added) From the earlier post: A vote against Proposition 8 will essentially create a “tyranny of tolerance”. On its face, a vote against “seems to be tolerant, but it only goes in one direction” and will create “inevitable clashes between religious liberty and free speech.” (emphasis added) I suppose it all depends on perspective in determining which side wants a \tyranny of tolerance,\ but I'm fairly sure this post just has a typo, albeit one that drastically changes the meaning of the statement.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:00:21 +0000

Thanks Scott. I agree. This talk by Elder Oaks on religious liberty will be referred to often. It is significant for many reasons.

By: S.Faux

S.Faux — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:22:14 +0000

Elder Dallin Oaks talk on religious freedom will be a required citation in the Church whenever the topic arises. I wish this talk was available for a \Teaching of Our Times\ lesson. The topic and the talk is too important not to discuss in Church.

Thanks for posting the talk and bringing it to my attention.