Facing a Rise in Religous Repression in India and Elsewhere in South Asia (Season 4 — Ep. 3)
In most South and Southeast Asian countries, ‘religion is a powerful force, and in most of them, more radical forms of the religion have been getting stronger,’ says religious freedom expert Paul Marshall. ‘I would say the overall pattern is increased tension, increased repression.’
Cardinal Zen’s Arrest: A Window Into Religious Persecution in China and Hong Kong (Season 4 — Ep. 2)
How has the Communist party “winnowed down” Christianity in China and Hong Kong and what does this mean for the future of the Catholic Church there? International Rights Lawyer Nina Shea of the Hudson Institute sheds light on the persecution of religious believers in China on Religious Freedom Matters.
Mother’s Day Pro-Abortion Protests Set to Interrupt Masses Are Illegal. Will President Biden Stop Them?
Pro-abortion groups have targeted Catholic churches to protest the impending Dobbs decision.
Russia’s ‘False Story’ (Season 4 — Ep. 1)
George Weigel of the Ethics and Public Policy Center gives important context on the Russia and Ukraine conflict. Also, Father Benedict Kiely of Nasarean.org, an advocacy and aid organization for persecuted Christians, talks about the special need to support Ukrainians displaced in their own country by the war.
Will President Biden Protect Worshipping Catholics from Pro-Abortion Zealots?
https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/05/will-president-biden-protect-worshipping-catholics-from-pro-abortion-zealots/
Punished for Private Prayer? Supreme Court Hears the Case of Coach Kennedy and Faith on the Field
The Supreme Court Can End a Century of Anti-Religion Discrimination
Will Justice Jackson Protect Religious Freedom?
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s recent recognition that religious freedom is a ‘foundational constitutional right’ is important. But her record is not encouraging.
Making Sense of Clarence Thomas’s Lone Dissent in a Recent Death-Penalty Case
Ramirez v. Collier will come back to haunt us in cases that have nothing to do with methods of execution.