A few months later, on October 25, 1990, Russia passed its first law guaranteeing the freedom of religion. Its aim was to protect the rights of people of all faiths, not to regulate religious life. The law forbade the establishment of
READ MOREThe shift toward the present state of increased religious freedom in Cuba seems to have occurred sometime in the early 1980s. In 1985 Frei Betto, a Brazilian Jesuit priest, published a book entitled Fidel and Religion
READ MOREYet the pressing questions of freedom or acquiescence under state authority continue. The issue might be framed as one of kingdom rights. How are individuals and a society to address the trade-off between individual freedoms and collective benefit? The right to dissent from a majority consensus may be a laudable philosophical ideal, but as a
READ MOREA few days ago I attended a press briefing presented by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life and the Brookings Institution. Topic A was a presentation of a Pew survey on religion and the 2000 presidential election, followed by a panel discussion by representatives of various Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish groups of their
READ MOREEncounters like this reflect the long, honorable tradition of churches helping the downtrodden through both physical and psychological crises. From the perspective of most churches, the provision of financial and spiritual sustenance is essential to accomplishing their religious missions, and they back up this judgment with hard work, sincere commitment, and a great deal of
READ MOREWhile Jews of less intense practice have long served in prominent leadership posts, such as Henry Kissinger, Nixon's secretary of state, Lieberman's arrival on a national ticket inevitably raises questions about how his faith would affect his possible role as vice president, even with the possibility of serving as president. After all, more than a
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