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Current News and Features
The President Should Speak Out Against Religious Persecution
On January 24, during his State of the Union Address, the president of the United States has a chance to expose the plight of religious minorities living in Muslim majority nations. Doing so would not only shed light on one of the most ignored humanitarian crises of the 21st century; it would help alleviate it. READ MORE
The US Is No Longer the Land of the Free
A column in the Washington post addresses how the continued rollbacks on civil liberties in the United States conflicts with the view of the country as the land of the free. If we are going to adopt Chinese legal principles, we should at least have the integrity to adopt one Chinese proverb: "The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names." READ MORE
Big Day in Voting
Yesterday was an “off year” election, so there was not much going on of interest. However, thanks to my friend and colleague Kevin James, from the Southern Union Conference, for gathering the articles below, highlighting the most significant developments. READ MORE
Pakistan escapes list of states violating religious freedom
By Anwar Iqbal | From the Newspaper - WASHINGTON: The US State Department has not included Pakistan in a list of eight “countries of particular concern” whose governments have engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom. The omission, however, angered another federal government agency, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, which demanded on Wednesday to put Pakistan on the list. READ MORE
US sounds alarm on threats to religious freedom in post-revolt Arab nations
By Associated Press, Published: September 13 - WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is warning of growing religious intolerance and violence in Arab nations undergoing popular revolts. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that the overthrow of autocratic leaders in the Middle East and North Africa was inspiring but had also exposed religious and ethnic minorities to new dangers that threaten democratic transitions. She urged the people of the region not to “trade one form of repression for another.” READ MORE
