‘That doesn’t mean that President Oaks understands politics’ — LDS duo argues against Respect for Marriage Act
Two leading conservative members say the church’s stance betrays its doctrine, argue that leaders should stay out of politics on such issues.
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency delivers the 2021 Joseph Smith Lecture in the Dome Room of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. He argues that legislative remedies are better than litigation when trying to balance religious freedoms and LGBTQ rights.