Remembering International Religious Freedom Day

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By Robert P. George -
10/29/13 12:00 PM ET

This past Sunday, the United States commemorated International Religious Freedom Day, marking the 15th anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA).

IRFA created an international religious freedom office in the U.S. State Department, headed by an ambassador-at-large, and the independent, bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), which I chair. Since its inception, USCIRF has monitored religious freedom worldwide and made policy recommendations to the president, secretary of state, and Congress in response to governments that violate this fundamental right.

The law also advocates strong and consistent U.S. participation in multilateral organizations such as the United Nations as a vital way to advance religious freedom and shine the spotlight on violators.

How can the United States use the UN as a platform to support this bedrock liberty?

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/religious-rights/331067-remembering-international-religious-freedom-day

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/2297.pdf

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1. "How can the United States use the UN...?"

An awful lot of the "religious" in the US have demonized the UN time and time again.

Anyone should be able to believe in whatever s/he wants to believe in, as long as it hurts no one else physically, psychologically or monetarily. Or, as Jefferson said, it "neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg."

Have at it, religionists! But, then you have to stop hurting others of different religions, including ALL of them. "Oh, but they're WRONG!" Sure they are, to your mindset, and your beliefs are wrong for them. So keep it out of law altogether.