Posts tagged Religious Freedom Institute
Clash Of The Acronyms? Finding The Right FoRBula In The Fight For Religious Freedom

(OPINION) There is a noticeable difference between the terminology of the religious freedom cause in Europe and the United States. In the last decade, in the European context especially, the acronym FoRB (freedom of religion or belief) has become the universal acronym. Meanwhile, the U.S. continues to use the standard acronym IRF (international religious freedom).

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For Christians Trapped In Afghanistan, British Bureaucracy Could Be A Killer

(OPINION) Religious minorities in Afghanistan — Sikhs, Hindus, Ahmadis and Christians — still need help to flee the Taliban. Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan have intimated that they will allow these Afghans across their borders but only if their transit to other countries is confirmed, a step that the U.S. and U.K. must take quickly.

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The Tyrannical Threat of New Blasphemy Laws in Scotland

(OPINION) In Scotland, old blasphemy laws are being discarded — only to be replaced with harsher ones. The bill introduced is opposed by many faith and secular groups.

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U.S. conference elevates religious freedom globally, grows alliances

The second-annual Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom has successfully encouraged a growing number of governments to pay attention to the issue and created an alliance on international religious freedom policy. But critics worry how successful those plans and statements can be, and what is motivating the Trump administration.

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Unfinished 2019 business in America's ongoing First Amendment wars over religious liberty

(COMMENTARY) There’s a federal lawsuit against the University of Iowa for removing a Christian business group’s on-campus recognition on grounds of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

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