{"id":36697,"date":"2016-09-14T22:33:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T04:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=36697"},"modified":"2016-09-14T22:33:37","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T04:33:37","slug":"coming-challenges-to-religious-liberty-whats-on-the-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2016\/09\/coming-challenges-to-religious-liberty-whats-on-the-horizon.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Coming Challenges to Religious Liberty: What\u2019s on the Horizon?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36698\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36698\" style=\"width: 595px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/186\/2016\/09\/800px-Marriott_Center_1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36698\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-36698\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/186\/2016\/09\/800px-Marriott_Center_1.jpg\" alt=\"The Big MAC, as it was once briefly called.\" width=\"595\" height=\"425\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interior of BYU\u2019s Marriott Center, where Elder Oaks delivered his remarks.<br>(Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Based upon a\u00a0presentation\u00a0by attorney Alexander Dushku at the recent BYU Education Week, this is an important article:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ldsmag.com\/coming-challenges-to-religious-liberty-whats-on-the-horizon\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cComing Challenges to Religious Liberty: What\u2019s on the Horizon?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To which I add these interesting and related items, as well:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/2016\/09\/13\/ncaa-turns-up-pressure-on-north-carolina-over-bathroom-law.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cNCAA turns up pressure on North Carolina over bathroom law\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/865662394\/NCAA-ruling-in-Carolina-could-tie-to-BYU.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cNCAA ruling in Carolina could tie to BYU\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ldsmag.com\/elder-oaks-addresses-elections-hope-and-freedom-at-byu\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cElder Oaks Addresses Elections, Hope and Freedom at BYU\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elder Oaks\u2019s excellent, thoughtful, and timely speech can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/prophets-and-apostles\/unto-all-the-world\/elections-hope-and-freedom?lang=eng&amp;_r=1&amp;cid=HP_TU_13-9-2016_dPAAST_fCNWS_xLIDyC-2_\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>\u00a0and can heard in its roughly 32-minute entirety at <a href=\"https:\/\/speeches.byu.edu\/talks\/dallin-h-oaks_elections-hope-freedom\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">this link<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-36697-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/speeches.byu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mp3\/Oaks_Dallin_2016_09_13.mp3?_=1\" \/><a 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