Senators Oppose Proposed Refugee Cuts on Religious Freedom Grounds
(RNS) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers has sent a letter to Trump administration officials calling on them not to reduce the refugee cap to zero.
Why Some Aren’t Sure Government Moves to Protect Persecuted Christians Are Helping
(RNS) — An increasingly vocal band of advocates and experts says the Trump administration’s policies have failed to address many of the challenges faced by Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities abroad — especially those in the Middle East.
Religious Freedom Summit Opens with Stories of Religious Violence and Resilience
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A rabbi, Muslim man and Christian spoke at the opening of the State Department's second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom on Tuesday (July 16). They shared first-person stories of violence against houses of worship — and resilience of survivors.
Why Christians Must Support Religious Freedom for Everyone
(RNS) — In the effort to promote international religious freedom, Christians must remain informed, advocate for policies protecting religious communities and submit these issues to God in prayer.
The Debate Grows Over What Religious Freedom Means
A quarter-century ago, Congress passed the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act on an almost unanimous basis. Since then, the advocacy of religious freedom has become highly contentious and more partisan.
In Early America, Evangelicals Were Our Freedom Fighters. What Happened?
No one group has arguably done more — in the past — to advance religious freedom than evangelicals. Understanding their role in crafting religious freedom makes recent news all the more tragic, but also hints at a better way forward for the evangelical movement as
China, Two Dozen Other Countries Top Religious Freedom Offenders List in USCIRF Report
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, a bipartisan organization created 20 years ago, concludes in its 2019 report that “innumerable believers and nonbelievers across the globe continued in 2018 to experience manifold suffering due to their beliefs.”
In Québec, Christian Liberalism Becomes the Religious Authority
The Québec government is proposing a secularism law to prohibit any new public servants in a position of authority — including teachers, lawyers and police officers — from wearing religious symbols while at work.
Religious Leaders in Cuba Outspoken and Critical of Proposed Constitution
People in Cuba voted Sunday on whether to make socialism "irrevocable" on the island and establish the Cuban Communist Party officially as the "supreme guiding political force" in the state and society.The government's campaign to promote a "yes" vote in the constitutional referendum has encountered
China Says Internment Camps Are ‘Free Vocational Training’
BEIJING (AP) — China is saving Muslim ethnic minorities from the lure of religious extremism by teaching them to speak Mandarin and accept modern science,