religious freedom

London Summit Calls For Joint Action to Restore Religious Freedom
At a time when the world is increasingly unstable and extreme, the FoRB Summit emerged as an indispensable global effort to give a voice to the planet’s most vulnerable people who are struggling to be heard.
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Malaysia: A Step Toward Tolerance
In Malaysia this week the heads of its different states (collectively called “the Rulers”) issued a joint statement calling for unity and harmony among its different ethnic and religious groups.
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My Scientology
I don’t need to know much about the guy who threatened Scientologists in a recent post on Facebook.
Overlooked—International Religious Freedom Issues That Should Worry Us All
Often these situations are set off to the side while what are characterized as more pressing concerns are addressed.
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Pray-o-mat: Humble Photo Booth Becomes a Place of Worship
So now you can sit in a booth at Stuttgart airport and access 300 audio prayers from a variety of world religions. The seed for it was planted back in 2008 with an experimental project by German artist Oliver Sturm. I have mixed feelings about this.
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Praying With the Enemy: Steven Collis’ Eloquent Argument for Faith in Spite of All
With Praying With the Enemy, Mr. Collis has made a far more persuasive argument for freedom of religion than any legal brief ever could have.
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President Trump’s Trip
I’ve been following the President’s current overseas trip with interest. Whatever people think of the man (and I haven’t yet found a person who doesn’t have a strong opinion), I find it fascinating that he has chosen to reach out to faith leaders of all three Abrahamic religions.
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Rabbi & Inter-religious Leader Celebrates Our First Amendment Rights
No civil law can violate the sacred conscience of religion, because each religion has its own sovereignty established under God.
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Rashad Hussain Confirmed as America’s First Muslim Religious Freedom Ambassador
By an overwhelmingly bipartisan U.S. Senate vote, Rashad Hussain was confirmed this month as America’s first Muslim Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.
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Reflections on Religion and Respect This Mother’s Day
How could I let my friend get away with denigrating another religion and call myself a real Scientologist? We treat other religions the way we want our religion to be regarded and treated: with respect.