Calls for Renewed U.S. Role in Combating Global Religious Persecution
The piece highlights two decades of new bodies and standards aimed at safeguarding religious liberty worldwide and urges America to reassert its leadership against persecution.
Over the last 20 years, a network of offices, institutions and advocacy groups has been built to defend religious freedom everywhere, supported by a web of international norms. The author notes that this evolution is often unnoticed and taken for granted. A photograph shows worshippers at the Celestial Church of Christ International Headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria. The article argues that the United States should once again take a leading role in enforcing these protections and confronting religious oppression.
Why it matters
U.S. engagement can shape global enforcement of religious-freedom standards and protect vulnerable communities.
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