Category Archives: Human Rights

International Religious Liberty Association Celebrates 130 Years of Religious Freedom Advocacy

Religious liberty has “an incontrovertible value without which our very humanity could be at risk of being diminished and impaired,” said Ted N. C. Wilson, president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in the opening address. “Religious tolerance is … Continue reading

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King Charles, Embracing Diversity, Cuts the “The” From “Defender of the Faith”

From its beginnings, the Church of Scientology has recognized that freedom of religion is a fundamental human right. In a world where conflicts are often traceable to intolerance of others’ religious beliefs and practices, the Church has, for more than … Continue reading

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Freedom: An Essential Element of the Scientology Religion

In dedicating the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office in Washington, D.C. in 2012, Mr. David Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, spoke of “freedom” as an essential element in Scientology. He made it clear that Mr. Hubbard selected … Continue reading

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Religious Freedom for All

In 2011, Congressman Frank R. Wolf introduced the first bill to amend and strengthen the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA). When Congress failed to pass that amendment before Congressman Wolf retired in January 2015, Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) … Continue reading

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Why All People of Faith Must Cherish and Protect the First Amendment

Standleague.org recently published an article about the importance of the 1st amendment in this country. Soraya Deen is a lawyer, an interfaith consultant, founder of the Muslim Women Speakers Movement and author of the book “Peace Matters—Raising Peace Conscious Children.” … Continue reading

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The Origins of Our First Amendment—the Province of Religion Versus the State

Continue to support the IAS in getting out the Universal Declaration of Human Rights program in 18 languages across the world! In the United States today we think of the right to religious freedom as a right protected by the … Continue reading

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The IAS – Preserving Religious Freedom

Religious roundtables are vital to us obtaining religious freedom for each and every religion on earth! Under the inclusive banner “religious freedom for all, everywhere, all the time,” members of 30 diverse religious traditions joined government and nonprofit leaders for … Continue reading

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Global Education – Advancing Universal Human Rights   

That’s where the IAS funded Human Rights campaign steps up.  We now have our human rights program in 150 nations. United for Human Rights and Youth for Human Rights support myriad activities and provide educational resources in 17 languages that … Continue reading

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Igniting a Spark in the Children of the Solomon Islands

The Church of Scientology and Scientologists support United for Human Rights and make their educational materials available free of charge. For more information visit the Scientology website or Scientology.tv. Watch 30 Rights Brought to Life on the Scientology Network. Read … Continue reading

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Religion in Schools: Teaching Isn’t Preaching

“Religion is an integral part of history. You can’t ignore it.” Read Article

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