Protecting each others’ religious freedom helps build trust, Elder Dushku says at Iowa Religious Freedom Day event

AMES, Iowa — Protecting religious liberty is essential to regain the social cohesion that many feel has been weakened in the United States, Elder Alexander Dushku, a General Authority Seventy, said about religious liberty and human flourishing during the keynote address at the Iowa Religious Freedom Day Symposium on Oct. 15. Religious liberty fosters mutual respect, said Elder Dushku, who is also The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ general counsel. “When we protect one another’s freedom to believe and worship, we honor the inherent dignity of each person, and we build the trust and social cohesion essential in a pluralistic nation like ours, whose system of government requires us to work together.” The all-day symposium was co-sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Iowa State University’s Center for Cyclone Civics, among other local sponsors.

This excerpt comes from the named source. Read the original for the full reporting.