Gordon B. Hinckley explains position of political neutrality, barring moral issues.

Date
May 18, 1996
Type
News (traditional)
Source
The Church News
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Verbatim
Reference

"Messages of inspiration from President Hinckley," Church News, May 18, 1996, accessed April 29, 2021

Scribe/Publisher
Church News
People
The Church News, Gordon B. Hinckley
Audience
Latter-day Saints
Transcription

We believe that the Church should remain out of politics unless there is a moral question at issue. And in the case of a moral issue we would expect to speak out on our view. But, in the matter of everyday political considerations, we try to remain aloof from those as a Church while at the same time urging our members, as citizens, to exercise their political franchise as individuals. And we believe, likewise, that it is in the interest of good government to permit freedom of worship, freedom of religion. Our official statement says, "We believe in worshiping God according to the dictates of conscience, and we allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may."

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