Ambassador Sam Brownback and Rebecca Shah (Season 4 — Ep. 5)
Our guests on this episode of Religious Freedom Matters are Sam Brownback, a former U.S. senator and Kansas governor who served as the U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom from 2018 to 2021, and Rebecca Shah, principal investigator for the Religion and Economic Empowerment Project (REEP) and a senior fellow at the Archbridge […]
Facing the Root of Violence in Nigeria: Islamic Extremism (Season 4 — Ep. 4)
For at least 100 years Christians in Nigeria have been persecuted and the West has not wanted to call it what it is: ‘violence by Islamist groups against Christians,’ says the Religious Freedom Institute’s Stephen Rasche.
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.
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.
Sam Brownback: Connecting the Dots Between Religious Freedom and School Choice (Season 3 — Ep. 4)
Ambassador Sam Brownback says school choice is crucial to religious liberty — but we’re going to have to fight for it.
Que Alguien Abre La Puerta: Opening the Doors of Catholic Schools to Hispanic Catholics (Season 3 — Ep. 3)
Nearly half of U.S. Catholics are Hispanic — so why don’t more families send their children to Catholic schools? Expert Lucia Luzondo talks to Religious Freedom Matters.
Leave the Upper Room: Preaching the Accessibility of Catholic Schools (Season 3 — Ep. 2)
‘We need to go from neighborhood to neighborhood telling people about Catholic schools’ — so says Catholic education pioneer Shawn Peterson.
Bishop Thomas Daly: ‘School Choice Is Coming to America’ (Season 3 — Ep. 1)
Bishop Thomas Daly of Spokane, Washington, says, ‘We need as many kids in Catholic schools as possible’ — but they have to teach the faith.
Religious Freedom Matters: School Choice Is a Matter of Religious Liberty
The year 2021 may very well known as the “Year of the Parent.” Parents are asserting their rights as primary educators to their children — voicing their concerns at school board meetings and flexing their muscles in the voting booth.