American freedom and prosperity will be jeopardized if the influence of religion and religious bodies wanes, said Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on Friday night.
At the end of a news week that included a terrorist attack by Islamic extremists and threats by the NFL to reject a Super Bowl bid and the NBA to pull next year's All-Star Game from southern states if they pass religious liberty laws that limit LGBT protections, Elder Oaks touched on those subjects and more â?? including the LDS Church's lobbying during the 2016 Utah Legislative session â?? at a religious freedom conference at Claremont Graduate College.
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