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Lawyers wrestle with Equality Act in Religious Freedom Annual Review

By Jenna Alton
June 19, 2019 12:00 AM
From left: moderator Frank Ravitch and presenters Alexander Dushku, Shannon Minter and Tim Schultz discuss the Equality Act during a panel in the Religious Freedom Annual Review on June 19 on the BYU campus. (Jenna Alton)
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Campus

BYU Religious Freedom Annual Review to explore LGBT, women's issues

By Jenna Alton
June 12, 2019 12:00 AM
BYU Law's International Center for Law and Religion studies will host its BYU Religious Freedom Annual review on June 20-21. (Nate Edwards/BYU Photo)
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Religion

Church leaders encourage 'fairness for all' while opposing the Equality Act

By Josh Carter
May 13, 2019 12:00 AM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement opposing the Equality Act on May 13, calling for 'fairness for all.' (Church Newsroom)
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Campus Events

Education Week: Understanding religious freedom

By Mariana Monteiro
August 22, 2018 12:00 AM
Religious freedom and civic virtue are essential for a successful society, according to William F. Atkin.
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Campus Events

Elder L. Whitney Clayton encourages faith and religious freedom

By Sam Bigelow
June 20, 2018 12:00 AM
Elder L. Whitney Clayton, General Authority Seventy and Senior President of the Quorums of the Seventy, opened the 2018 Religious Freedom Annual Review by discussing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' pioneer history and how it continues to define church members today.
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Campus Events

Education Week: How political free speech influences the LDS Church

By Joshua Ellis
August 23, 2017 12:00 AM
Counterprotesters stand on the periphery of a 'Free Speech' rally staged by conservative activists on Boston Common, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Boston. BYU professor Quin Monson addressed the paradox between First Amendment rights and religous intolerance in his Education Week address. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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Religion

LDS Church comments on leaked church leader discussion videos

By Sarah Averett Harris
October 04, 2016 12:00 AM
Church leaders, including Elders Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland and David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve, participate in a discussion about marijuana, as shown in a Mormon Leaks video dated Nov. 11, 2010. Mormon Leaks published 15 videos on Oct. 2 showing similar briefings on various topics between 2007 and 2012. (Mormon Leaks via YouTube)
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Devotionals and Forums

Elder Oaks discusses elections, hope and religious freedom

By Whitney Hales
September 13, 2016 12:00 AM
Elder Dallin H. Oaks gave the BYU devotional on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. He served as BYU President from 1971 to 1980. (Gianluca Cuestas)
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Campus News

Past year brings BYU sexual assault challenges, accreditation complaints

By Sarah Averett Harris
August 22, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU has faced Title IX and religious discrimination complaints during the past year. The American Bar Association recently rejected a discrimination complaint against the BYU Law School. (AP Photo)
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Campus Events

Elder Holland: Religious freedom is the fabric of moral society

By Mariana Chrisney
August 16, 2016 12:00 AM
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland speaks at the devotional during Education Week on August 16. He emphasized the importance of religious principles and freedom in today's society, and detailed how religion has shaped most of history (Ari Davis).
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Religion

Mormon missionaries will be called 'volunteers' in Russia

By Theresa Davis
July 19, 2016 12:00 AM
In this Jan. 31, 2008, file photo, two Mormon missionaries walk past a large map of the world in a hallway at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah. Mormon missionaries will remain in Russia despite the country's new anti-terrorism law, which will put greater restrictions on religious work starting later this month. In a statement issued Friday, July 8, 2016, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said that missionaries will respect a measure that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law this week. (AP Photo/George Frey, File)
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Religion

Religious freedom conference addresses handling religious speech with associates, in public schools

By Sarah Averett Harris
July 13, 2016 12:00 AM
Michael D. Frandsen, Director of Public Affairs for the LDS Church, presents a workshop session at the Religious Freedom Annual Review on July 7 in the BYU Conference Center. Frandsen spoke about how people of faith can most effectively discuss religious freedom. (Maddi Driggs)
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Religion

Emeritus seventy, UVU president headline BYU religious freedom conference

By Sarah Averett Harris
July 08, 2016 12:00 AM
Emeritus Seventy Elder Lance B. Wickman encouraged those in attendance at the Religious Freedom Conference to defend religious freedom while seeking fairness for all in his keynote remarks. (Maddi Dayton)
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Metro

Religious freedom conference focuses on First Amendment rights

By Bailey Fruit
July 07, 2016 12:00 AM
The BYU International Center for Law and Religious Studies is hosting a conference on religious freedom. (Maddi Driggs)
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Religion

BYU student delays baptism to honor Chinese law

By Paesha Tuttle
June 20, 2016 12:00 AM
Lucy Mengmeng Lin had the hymnbook resting on her lap, already opened to the right page, before the organ sounded its first chord. The organ's introductory tune began to fill the chapel. Lucy straightened up and scooted to the edge of the pew, her petite legs softly swaying back and forth to the music of the hymn.
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Religion

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom releases 2016 report

By Paesha Tuttle
May 26, 2016 12:00 AM
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) lists Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran and North Korea as the five countries where religious freedom is most infringed in the recently published 2016 annual report.
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Local

HB113: Lawmakers spar over the position of ministries in health care

By Ryan Morgan
February 25, 2016 12:00 AM
By Ryan Morgan and Aaron Endy
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Religion

Ex-Mormon BYU alumni group seeks to force Honor Code change

By Chris Larson
February 16, 2016 12:00 AM
An ex-Mormon group plans to continue using university accreditation groups as a way of attacking the BYU Honor Code.
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