Religious Freedom Institute

EVENT TODAY at 12:15PM ET | Join RFI, Christ Medicus Foundation, and The Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance for a policy briefing on defending #religiousfreedom in healthcare and expanding the participation of religious healthcare institutions in America. *IN-PERSON at RFI's office: 316 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Suite 501, Washington, DC 20003 *LIVESTREAM: https://lnkd.in/eVyzQe6B

In the Dallas area? RFI President David Trimble will speak at an upcoming event at Dallas Baptist University titled, "Praying for ALL the Persecuted." Trimble will be discussing how his Christian faith compels him to defend religious freedom for everyone. With widespread persecution impacting Christians and other faiths worldwide, there is an urgent need for prayer and advocacy. *When: Thursday, October 24th - Friday, October 25th *Where: The Great Hall, Mahler Student Center | 3000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, | Dallas, TX 75211 LEARN MORE: https://lnkd.in/eSUUG4Zh.

REGISTER TODAY for RFI's 2024 Annual Dinner! Join us to celebrate religious freedom and honor Tom Farr and Maria Montserrat Alvarado EWTN News, and hear from George Weigel and Mary Hasson of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and Jackie Rivers of the Seymour Institute. LEARN MORE: https://lnkd.in/eGTEKgSp

Press Release: "Pepperdine University and RFI Announce Partnership to Advance #ReligiousFreedom Globally" | LEARN MORE: https://lnkd.in/eRNy_dCH

ON THE RFI BLOG: "Winning Battles, Losing the War? The Conflation of Religion And Speech in American Law" by RFI's Ismail Royer There is "a secularizing trend in religious freedom jurisprudence that is pernicious precisely because it appears on its face to uphold religion in the public square while actually undermining it." Read more: https://lnkd.in/eVcmh5ii

"The Focus On ‘Religious Freedom For All’ And The Main Sources Of Persecution" | NEW ARTICLE by RFI's Paul Marshall in Religion Unplugged reviewing Knox Thames' new book, “Ending Persecution: Charting the Path to Global Religious Freedom.” READ: https://lnkd.in/gmK5XNbH

Don't forget to register for RFI's 2024 Annual Dinner! Join us to celebrate religious freedom and honor RFI President Emeritus Tom Farr and Maria Montserrat Alvarado of EWTN News, and hear from George Weigel and Mary Hasson of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and Jacqueline Rivers of the Seymour Institute for Black Church and Policy Studies. LEARN MORE & REGISTER: https://lnkd.in/eGTEKgSp

A core component of U.S. international religious freedom policy is the designation of countries with particularly severe violations of religious freedom as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). Read more about a new report on CPC designations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom by RFI's Jeremy P. Barker on the RFI Blog: "Revisiting the Effectiveness of U.S. Country of Particular Concern Designations" https://lnkd.in/eZJRQQkT

NEW ARTICLE by RFI President David Trimble in RealClearPolitics: "U.S. Must Acknowledge and Address Religious Persecution in Nigeria" Read: https://lnkd.in/ehmgtm4D

Read Catholic News Agency's article profiling Maria Montserrat Alvarado, President & COO of EWTN News, as our 2024 Religious Freedom Impact Awardee! https://lnkd.in/e7aJGXAz