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The End of Religious Freedom

In an age when the persecution of Egypt's Coptic Christians is more bloody than ever the bill to continue funding the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom was held up by just one man, Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill).
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Egypt's Muslims support Coptic Christians on religious holiday

Religion : CNN Belief Blog (2 years ago)

Egyptian Muslims attended Christmas services Friday in a show of solidarity with Coptic Christians days after a bombing killed 23 congregants in the country's north. Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas Day according to the Julian ... Read Post

Religious freedom watchdog group adds Egypt to violator list

Religion : CNN Belief Blog (2 years ago)

By Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor Washington (CNN) - Egypt has been added to a list of countries named as the worst violators of religious freedom for the first time, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom... Read Post

Dick Durbin May Block Religious Freedom Commission’s Renewal to Force Feds to Buy Prison He Wanted for Gitmo Detainees

Politics / US Politics : Big Government (2 years ago)

For 13 years, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has shined light on situations of egregious religious persecution globally. With a mandate from the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, USCIRF ha... Read Post


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