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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 134

4 We believe that religion is instituted of God; and that men are amenable to him, and to him only, for the exercise of it, unless their religious opinions prompt them to infringe upon the rights and liberties of others; but we do not believe that human law has a right to interfere in prescribing rules of ^aworship to bind the consciences of men, nor dictate forms for public or private devotion; that the civil magistrate should restrain crime, but never control conscience; should punish ^bguilt, but never suppress the freedom of the soul.

Footnotes

Matt. 22: 21.

21 They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, ^aRender therefore unto ^bCaesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

Alma 21: 22 (21-22).

22 And he also declared unto them that they might have the ^aliberty of worshiping the Lord their God according to their desires, in whatsoever place they were in, if it were in the land which was under the reign of king Lamoni.

D&C 63: 26.

26 Nevertheless, I, the Lord, render unto ^aCaesar the things which are Caesar’s.

A of F 11.

11 We claim the ^aprivilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the ^bdictates of our own ^cconscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them ^dworship how, where, or what they may.

TG Worship.

TG Guilt.

TG Punishment.