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  • Challenges Mount for Faith Groups in Ukraine0

    The pressures of war strain religious freedom norms. As the conflict in Ukraine enters its third year, faith communities are enduring harsh conditions, with more than 500 churches, mosques, synagogues, and other religious buildings destroyed or damaged by the Russian military. A recently proposed national law, however, raises a new challenge and highlights Ukraine’s complicated

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  • Censorship and Religious McCarthyism0

    On April 9, 2008, the administration of the U.S. Air Force Academy planned to present a seminar titled &”U.S.A.’s War on Terror: Not a Battle Between Christianity and Islam.&” It would feature Michael (Mikey) Weinstein, alumnus of the academy and director of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation; Muslim scholar Reza Aslan; and former U.S. ambassador

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  • Celebrating Common Ground0

    At a time when fierce partisanship defines American politics, a gala dinner at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill showcased religious liberty as an American value that transcends political and religious differences. Representatives from Congress, civil society organizations, and faith groups came together May 3 for the 18th annual Religious Liberty Dinner, co-sponsored

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  • Cause and Effect0

    And there shall be wailing and lamentation in the land” might sound biblical or like something out of the faux reality conjured up in The Lord of the Rings and its ilk. Unfortunately, my adaptive quote was in many ways an apt descriptor for the attitude of many as 2017 got under way. A watershed presidential

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  • Case in Point Sept/Oct 20240

    In Maine, Battle Continues Over State Funding for Religious Schools Can Maine require religious schools to adopt LGBTQ nondiscrimination policies as a condition of receiving state funds via a tuition assistance program? The answer, according to a recent federal court ruling, is “Yes—for now.” This is the latest development in an ongoing saga that kicked

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  • Case in Point May/June 20250

    Will America Abandon Its Leadership on International Religious Freedom? America’s global efforts to protect religious rights and counter authoritarian disinformation could be undermined by recent federal cuts to USAID and the closure of U.S.-funded media outlets, according to the 2025 annual report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Commission chair Stephen Schneck

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