Almost 180 years ago, Joseph Smith outlined an ideal of tolerance that appears strikingly modern in retrospect.
“If it has been demonstrated that I have been willing to die for a ‘Mormon,’ I am bold to declare before Heaven that I am just as ready to die in defending the rights of a Presbyterian, a Baptist, or a good man of any denomination,” Smith declared. In other instances, he specifically endorsed Muslims enjoying the same respect and privileges.
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