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Freedom of religion

Defending the Faiths

Allen D. Hertzke
Daniel Philpott
| Sep 01, 2000
Global religious persecution increased during the 1990s, but not as rapidly as America's awareness of it. The proper place of religious freedom in the hierarchy of U.S. foreign policy concerns.

What Price Human Rights?

William F. Schulz
John R. Bolton
| Jun 01, 1999
An exchange on how the sensitive and contentious issue of human rights should be integrated into our foreign policy.

Religion and American Foreign Policy: The Story of a Complex Relationship

Leo Ribuffo | Jun 01, 1998
The historical connection between American religion and foreign relations may be explored on four levels.

Commentary

As Goes Holland . . .

Jacob Heilbrunn | Mar 05, 2010
Geert Wilders’ local-election victory is the harbinger of a wave of right-wing populism that will soon sweep Europe.

Holier Than Thou

Doug Bandow | Dec 08, 2009
Islamic governments need to respect religious liberty at home before lecturing the West about intolerance.

Unfree to Worship

Doug Bandow | Nov 30, 2009
Communist (and former-communist) countries are still restricting religious freedom.
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