The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has issued a report highlighting those it calls the worst violators of religious freedom in the world. Among them are many Asian and Middle ...

A Pew Research Center report released Tuesday shows that the number of countries with high levels of religious restrictions ― either from the government or from hostile individuals or groups ...

Ending Persecution: Charting the Path to Global Religious Freedom, by H. Knox Thames (University of Notre Dame Press, 416 pages, $45). S hahbaz Bhatti is one of the heroes — and martyrs — of ...

Over the next twelve months, this column will periodically discuss one of those American founding principles in the hope of ...

Freedom ‘of’ religion vs. freedom ‘from’ religion: Which will America uphold? False right to not be offended brings religious freedom under fire.

Of course we have a freedom from religion. There are hundreds of faith traditions, and Americans are free to believe as they wish, including the ability not to follow a spiritual path at all.

This is the power of freedom of religion, conscience and belief in action — and it is inspiring to witness. This year, we will convene the third IRF Summit immediately preceding the National ...

Today, less than 50% of Americans say religion is very important in their lives and church attendance and membership continues to steadily decline according to many polls, including Gallup.

Unlike the average American today, who understands religious freedom as a right of people to do or not do whatever their religion requires, even if it violates a valid civil ...

Abstract: Freedom of religion is at the heart of the American understanding of liberty. Under our constitutional order, the free exercise of religion is not a mere matter of toleration but an ...