“While the law gave neither side all that it sought,” Oaks said, “its reconciliations did grant both sides significant benefits - a win-win outcome - that could not have been obtained without the balancing of interests made possible by the dynamics of the legislative process.” Oaks, first counselor in the governing First Presidency, advocated in a landmark November speech at the University of Virginia. The measure represented a compromise approach that apostle Dallin H. The Salt Lake City-based faith endorsed a similar nondiscrimination effort in neighboring Utah in 2015 that shielded LGBTQ individuals from discrimination in housing and employment while safeguarding some religious liberties. “Everyone should have a fair opportunity to obtain a job, a place to live, and public services.”
Schmitt wrote last week to state House Speaker Rusty Bowers. The Equality and Fairness for All Arizonans Act is the “result of good-faith efforts to work together in a spirit of mutual respect and accommodation to address issues that matter to every citizen in Arizona,” area Seventy Jonathan S. The church amped up its push for a bipartisan, multifaith nondiscrimination bill in Arizona that, while not “perfect,” seeks to “resolve conflicts between LGBTQ and religious rights in a balanced and respectful way.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is backing the Equality and Fairness for All Arizonans Act. Franklin | AP) The Arizona Capitol in Phoenix in 2020.