Religious Freedom

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Majority Say Religion Helps Society, According to New Pew Survey
The survey results add to the mountain of evidence that religion is the beating heart of a people and, as such, must be protected.
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Lithuania’s Cold Climate Toward Religious Freedom
Google “What are the disadvantages of living in Lithuania?” and you will get “the cold climate.” Lithuania’s Jehovah’s Witnesses would agree.
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Latter-day Saints Win Against Ex-Member Seeking Return of Donations
“With all the noise that’s been made about this case, it’s pretty remarkable to have 11 judges confirm the truth of the church’s statements.”
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Jailed for His Beliefs and Cast Out by His Family, William Penn Was a Bulldog for Religious Freedom
“Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.”—William Penn
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More in Common Study Shows We Really Do Have More in Common
The study suggests that things are not as the media and various political factions would have us believe. Stereotypes crumble.
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The Case for Religious Freedom—On Religious Freedom Day
As the sun rises on this year’s National Religious Freedom Day, what is the state of freedom of religion around the world?
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Increased Freedom to Religious Practice Granted to North Carolina Prisoners
“Our Constitution protects the religious liberty of all people to exercise their faith. In America, that means even those who are incarcerated can continue to worship and pray.” 
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USCIRF Welcomes New Commissioner Meir Soloveichik  
Religious freedom “is the philosophical linchpin of what lies at the heart of American ideals.”
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Indiana Muslims Win Settlement in Favor of Religious Rights
“Discrimination on the basis of religion has no place in the Crossroads of America,” said U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana Zachary A. Myers.
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First Amendment Voice Grapples with the State of Religious Freedom in the U.S.
Religious freedom is at a tipping point in the United States according to a virtual panel conducted by First Amendment Voice.