religious freedom

February 23, 2023 | Eva Fu

US Urges All Governments to Respect Religious Freedom After European Court Rules in Favor of Falun Gong in Russia

The State Department is urging all governments to respect religious freedom after Europe’s international human rights court ruled Russia’s ban on Falun Gong materials is illegal. “More broadly, we strongly oppose laws that impede freedom of expression and freedom of religion—rights protected in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil […]

February 22, 2023 | Caden Pearson

Biden Admin Proposes Changes to Trump-Era Rules on Religious Liberty Protection at Colleges

The Biden administration has proposed changing a Trump-era rule that would suspend federal funding to colleges that impede the activities of religious organizations on campus. In an announcement on Tuesday, a U.S. Department of Education (DOE) official called the regulation “unduly burdensome” and issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The DOE formulated the rule in 2019 […]

February 17, 2023 | Tiffany Meier

CCP Treats Communist Ideology as Religion: Nadine Maenza

Why does the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) suppress people of faith? And why should the West care about safeguarding religious freedom in other countries? NTD sat down with the former chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, Nadine Maenza, to get her thoughts.

February 7, 2023 | Tiffany Meier

Paul Marshall: ‘China Doesn’t Believe in Religious Freedom’

The freedom to believe, or to have the government tell you what to believe? How does religious freedom fit into the bigger picture of how we understand the world around us? NTD recently sat down with Paul Marshall, distinguished professor of religious freedom at Baylor University, during the international religious freedom summit in Washington to […]

February 2, 2023 | Eva Fu

Stories of State-Sanctioned Murder, Abuse Highlighted at Religious Freedom Summit

As Beijing staged a dazzling $100 million spectacle hosting the Winter Olympics last year, Ji Yunzhi lay dying up north in a Chinese hospital. She had a mere breath left after the rounds of torture inflicted on her meant to scare her into renouncing her faith. Iron ankle fetters and handcuffs chained her to the hospital […]

February 1, 2023 | Steve Lance

Capt. Mode: Chaplains Are Integral Part of Military

NTD spoke with U.S. Capt. Daniel Mode at the international religious freedom summit in Washington, DC. Mode has been a chaplain with the U.S. military for over 30 years and served with the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard. He discusses with NTD religious freedom in the military, and how it works in […]

February 1, 2023 | Steve Lance

Capitol Report (Feb. 1): House GOP Holds First Hearing on Southern Border in New Congress; Biden Documents Probe Expands

Another search for classified documents was conducted at President Joe Biden’s beach home in Delaware. What was retrieved from his Rehoboth Beach House, and what was the White House’s reaction? Congress’s first hearing on border security was held Wednesday in the House Judiciary Committee. Is the GOP laying the groundwork to impeach the secretary of Homeland […]

January 31, 2023 | NTD Video

International Religious Freedom Summit 2023 (Jan. 31 Afternoon Part 2)

The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit 2023 will be held from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1 in Washington, D.C. The summit is intended to create a powerful coalition of organizations that operate together for the cause of religious freedom around the world. The summit is also held to increase public awareness and political strength for […]

January 31, 2023 | NTD Video

International Religious Freedom Summit 2023

January 30, 2023 | NTD Video

Third Annual ‘In Solidarity with the Persecuted: A Special Briefing for US Congress Members and Staff’

To mark the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit and a culmination of Congressional Advocacy Day, the summit organizer holds a short program on Capitol Hill at 4:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 30, featuring 2–3 minute testimonials of international religious freedom community leaders who represent persecuted faith communities. Congressional members and their staffers expect to join […]

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