America’s Fraught Relationship With Religious Liberty, Two Steps for Tackling Religious Persecution, Blinken Says All Rights Are Equal, White House Muslim Commemoration Attracts Boycott, Supreme Court Takes Up First Roe v Wade related Case, Biden Skips Notre Dame Commencement Amid Abortion Furor
Polygamy, Peyote and Foster Care – America’s Fraught Relationship With Religious Liberty
Two Steps for Tackling Religious Persecution
“In China, there’s a virtual police state and the government is able to track if you go into a mosque or talk to a member of Falun Gong. With artificial intelligence … You become a suspect and the government can freeze you out of school or jobs. China is saying it has a legitimate system for the rest of the world to emulate. We’re seeing pieces of the technology pop up in different places.” – Sam Brownback, former U.S. Religious Freedom Ambassador
Blinken Says All Rights Are Equal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent statement that “Human rights are also co-equal; there is no hierarchy that makes some rights more important than others.” Seems to equate the rights specified in the Bill of Rights – such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion – with rights bestowed by a political administration and has stirred controversy.
White House Muslim Commemoration Attracts Boycott
A White House virtual event May 16 meant to mark the Muslim end of Ramadan attracted condemnation and boycotts from some Democrats and American Muslim groups as Israel and Palestine saw multiple days of violent clashes in recent weeks following an Israeli Supreme Court ruling allowing for the eviction of several Arab families from Eastern Jerusalem. Jerusalem is a holy site for Muslims, Jews and Christians. A cease fire, brokered by Egypt went into effect May 21st.
Supreme Court Takes Up First Roe v Wade related Case
Biden Skips Notre Dame Commencement Amid Abortion Furor
President Joe Biden will not attend the University of Notre Dame’s 2021 commencement this Sunday, breaking a 20-year tradition. The decision comes after students at the school and its alumni petitioned Notre Dame’s president, Rev. John Jenkins, not to invite Biden, the second Roman Catholic president, over his pro-abortion policies.