[General] Apostle Dallin H. Oaks testifies before U.S. House Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights in support of proposed Religious Freedom Restoration Act. This is designed to overturn U.S. Supreme Court's 1990 decision which invoked REYNOLDS VS THE UNITED STATES to prohibit use of peyote as religious sacrament by Native American Indians. Oaks makes similar appearance on Sept. 26 before Judiciary Committee of U. S. Senate. LDS church joins such diverse religious organizations as Church of Scientology in promoting this bill for which First Presidency publicly thanks Congress at its passage on Oct. 27, 1993. President Bill Clinton signs it into law on Nov. 18.
[Source: Advent Adam website (defunct) - based on http://amzn.to/originsofpower]
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