News Release

In Argentina, Apostle Says Religious Freedom Is Everyone's Concern

The religious and irreligious should stand together to defend matters of conscience

A leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints told the Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI) recently that religious freedom is not just the concern of religious persons.

Elder Dallin H. Oaks, one of the Twelve Apostles for the church based in the United States, said nonbelievers also have a strong interest in religious freedom because the protection of conscience "helps people from a wide spectrum of beliefs feel assured that their deepest concerns and values are respected and protected."

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