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Effective action to stop religious persecution and discrimination requires active leadership from the United States.
The bloody, religiously motivated attack by Hamas against the people of Israel in the early hours of Saturday, shocks the conscience. Prayers for an end to this terror that avoids more bloodshed must also be accompanied by a renewed commitment to religious freedom across the globe, especially in regions of seemingly unresolvable religious conflict.
Americans have a built-in reminder this month as we mark the anniversary of two federal laws — the International Religious Freedom Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act — that reflect our nation’s commitment to religious freedom here at home and abroad. Disappointingly, the Biden administration has been busy trying to sweep this commitment under the rug. All the more reason for Americans to remember these anniversaries.
Oct. 27 will mark the 25th anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA). The act established the Office of International Religious Freedom in the State Department, led by an IRF ambassador-at-large. IRFA was amended in 2016 to further bolster religious freedom as a foreign-policy priority.
Since IFRA’s passage, U.S. advocacy in advancing the cause of international religious freedom has shone a spotlight on bad state actors, alerting the world community and galvanizing lawmakers. Religious-freedom experts, however, are warning us that the Biden administration is trying to undermine this statute in much the same way as RFRA, ignoring our responsibility to uphold religious freedom while elevating progressive policy priorities.
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The bloody, religiously motivated attack by Hamas against the people of Israel in the early hours of Saturday, shocks the conscience. Prayers for an end to this terror that avoids more bloodshed must also be accompanied by a renewed commitment to religious freedom across the globe, especially in regions of seemingly unresolvable religious conflict.
Americans have a built-in reminder this month as we mark the anniversary of two federal laws — the International Religious Freedom Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act — that reflect our nation’s commitment to religious freedom here at home and abroad. Disappointingly, the Biden administration has been busy trying to sweep this commitment under the rug. All the more reason for Americans to remember these anniversaries.
Oct. 27 will mark the 25th anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA). The act established the Office of International Religious Freedom in the State Department, led by an IRF ambassador-at-large. IRFA was amended in 2016 to further bolster religious freedom as a foreign-policy priority.
Since IFRA’s passage, U.S. advocacy in advancing the cause of international religious freedom has shone a spotlight on bad state actors, alerting the world community and galvanizing lawmakers. Religious-freedom experts, however, are warning us that the Biden administration is trying to undermine this statute in much the same way as RFRA, ignoring our responsibility to uphold religious freedom while elevating progressive policy priorities.
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Religious Freedom, Both International and Domestic, on Biden’s Chopping Block
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