In celebration of United States’ Independence Day, President Dallin H. Oaks and his call to protect religious freedom
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🗓️ 4 July 2023
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In July 2022, President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, offered a historic address at the 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome, Italy. He called for a global effort to defend and advance the religious freedom of all of God’s children in every nation of the world. While he was in Rome in 2022, President Oaks participated in a Church News interview about religious liberty — detailing why it should matter to people of faith, as well as those of no faith. This episode of the Church News podcast — released on July 4, Independence Day in the United States — celebrates essential religious liberty freedoms.
The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.
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| 0:00.0 | The members of our church are members of the restored church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 0:16.0 | And fundamental to that doctrine is the right and the obligation of individuals to choose, |
| 0:24.6 | to do what keeps the commandments of God and what furthers the purpose of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, |
| 0:33.6 | as he taught it. Without religious freedom, we're not free to do that. |
| 0:43.9 | I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the church news. |
| 0:46.8 | Welcome to the church news podcast. |
| 0:48.9 | We are taking you on a journey of connection |
| 0:50.9 | as we discuss news and events |
| 0:52.7 | of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 1:01.2 | Last year, President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the first presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, |
| 1:09.1 | offered a historic address at the 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome, Italy. |
| 1:15.3 | He called for a global effort to defend and advance the religious freedom of all of the children of God in every nation of the world. |
| 1:24.0 | While he was in Rome, President Oakes also sat in the visitor center of the Rome-Italy |
| 1:28.9 | Temple and spoke to the Church News about religious liberty and why it should matter to |
| 1:34.2 | people of all faith as well as those of no faith. |
| 1:38.6 | This episode of the Church News podcast, released on July 4th, the United States Independence Day holiday, celebrates essential |
| 1:47.2 | religious liberty freedoms, and features President Oakes Church News interview in Rome. |
| 1:53.9 | We begin with President Oaks explaining what Latter-day Saints should understand about religious |
| 1:59.2 | liberty. |
| 2:00.4 | There are really two aspects to |
| 2:02.8 | having more people understand religious liberty property. First of all, some people think it |
| 2:10.3 | stands for too much that religious liberty should dominate every other consideration. |
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