From the book “Teachings of Russell M. Nelson” . . . Major religions proclaim the existence of a Creator—-God—-whose power and will are superior to any human construct, including the laws of man. Adherents of faith groups can feel secure in their right to follow divine direction only if a nation’s laws allow freedom of religious expression. Those same laws also protect the rights of others to believe, or not to believe, as they choose.
Some nations may honor these rights only to attain accreditation in world organizations which demand such laws as a condition of membership. Others of nobler purpose extend these rights out of concern for their citizens who are believers, or out of respect for God, from whom these rights are derived.
Fundamental religious rights include the right to believe or disbelieve; the right to worship, either alone or with others; the right to assemble for religious purposes; the right to win or occupy property for the purpose of worship; the right to perform religious ceremonies; the right to possess and distribute religious media; and the right to establish rules for fellowship in a religious society (see “United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion of Belief” [1981], Article 6. (Freedom to Do and Be,” International Scientific and Practical Conference: “Religious Freedom” Transition and Globalization,” Kiev, Ukraine, May 27, 2004)
From his book “Teachings Russell M. Nelson” Deseret Book, 2018, p 213-14
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