Scientology Religion

Key Points of the 2018 International Religious Freedom Reports

Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:04:57 UTC

Ian Speir, attorney, chancellor to an Anglican diocese, and coauthor of “Genocide Against Christians in the Middle East,” submitted to the Secretary of State in 2016, published an analysis in Providence magazine of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) annual repor

Harmony and Respect Marked This Year’s Vesak in Jakarta

Sat, 09 Jun 2018 15:33:09 UTC

An article in the Jakarta Post describes an unusual Vesak celebration in Jakarta, the largest city in Indonesia. Vesak, May 29 this year, is the day of the full moon in the month of May.

Breaking Bread With a Muslim Family During Ramadan

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 16:02:07 UTC

A unique interfaith campaign during Ramadan to foster understanding and friendship.

Faith and Freedom Summit

Sat, 02 Jun 2018 00:00:00 UTC

The Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE) announces the Faith and Freedom Summit: Practicing what we Preach in Europe, to take place June 28th in Brussels, at the Solvay Library.

Scientology Religion Featured in Latest CESNUR Journal

Sat, 02 Jun 2018 00:00:00 UTC

March – April 2018 of the Journal of CESNUR (Center for Studies on New Religions) features a number of recent studies on the Scientology religion.

Collegian’s Hijab Ignites Political Firestorm in France

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Maryam Pougetoux,19, leader of the Sorbonne chapter of the French National Students’ Union, found herself at the center of a controversy covered today in The New York Times . The issue? Wearing a head scarf in a television interview.

Crimes Against Humanity in Central African Republic

Wed, 30 May 2018 00:00:00 UTC

U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator in the CAR Najat Rochdi says an upsurge of violence in April and May has sent many returning refugees fleeing to neighboring Cameroon and Chad. She says one in four people in the country is now displaced.

Pompeo Pledges to Make Religious Freedom a Priority

Wed, 30 May 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged the administrations support for religious freedom May 29 at a news conference to release the annual International Religious Freedom Report.

New French Terrorism Laws May Undermine Rights and Freedoms

Mon, 28 May 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Special Rapporteur on the protection of human rights in the context of countering terrorism voices concern about the effect of anti-terrorism laws in France.

Ambassador Sam Brownback Interviewed on the Fate of Pastor Brunson

Mon, 28 May 2018 00:00:00 UTC

In an interview on Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback answered questions on the government’s views on the imprisonment of Rev.