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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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Recognizing and Supporting Religious Freedom

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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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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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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Religious Freedom Resource Center Empowers All

The new Religious Freedom Resource Center contains an extensive Case Library dating back to 1813, with every decision and amicus brief downloadable, along with a detailed Glossary of legal, First Amendment and religious freedom terms. STAND commissioned the Resource Center’s … 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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