Church & State
Latter-day Saints at Liberalism’s Crossroads: A Response to Hancock
Can Latter-day Saints engage liberalism without compromise? Faith can lead with courage rather than fear.
Kelly D. Patterson
August 1, 2025
Can Latter-day Saints engage liberalism without compromise? Faith can lead with courage rather than fear.
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Welcome to the Public Square Bulletin, where we’ll bring our search for civility to the daily in the public square. As always, we’re particularly interested in the intersection of faith and the public square. And we’ll bring our point of view as Latter-day Saints to it all. We hope you enjoy this new feature and join us in the conversation!
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Our public square is hurting. Let’s do something about it.