Utah’s Orrin Hatch collects Canterbury Medal for his fights for religious liberty
The Republican teamed with Democrat Edward Kennedy in the Senate to pass the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which protects minority faiths. He is the fourth Latter-day Saint to win the prize.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, shown in 2018, has received the Canterbury Medal for his efforts to safeguard religious freedom.
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