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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Five-Year Study Confirms Faith’s Role in a Happier Life

L. Ron Hubbard wrote about the power of religion to uplift mankind. A new study proves it.

HATE

Religious Leaders, Scholars and Activists Deplore Japan’s Trashing of Freedom of Religion

Japan’s frenzied headlong pursuit toward the dissolution of the Unification Church threatens the survival of religions everywhere, with repressive new laws that impact all faiths.

MENTAL HEALTH

Alaska Principal of the Year Sues Psychiatric Facility for Violating Her Civil Rights

Mary Fulp was involuntarily committed to a mental health facility and forcibly injected with psychotropic drugs—all “because I love Jesus,” she says. 

HATE

Education Is Key to Ending Antisemitism, Study Reveals

While Holocaust education is only required in 29 states, 89 percent of Americans support it. But only one in three parents say their kids are receiving education on the Holocaust, according to a new survey. 

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

The Top 10 Religious Freedom Stories of 2024

Throughout a year of conflict: religious inclusion, religious rights and religious diversity were defended around the world. Religion is more important than ever to more people—and these stories are the leading edge of progress.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

“Our Prayers Have Been Answered”—Prisoner Swap Reunites Uyghur Muslim Family 

For the first time in over 20 years, former USCIRF Chair Nury Turkel was reunited with his mother, released—along with two other Uyghurs—as part of a larger prisoner swap.

HUMAN RIGHTS

USCIRF Releases Report on Worldwide Oppression of Jehovah’s Witnesses

From the deprivation of rights to imprisonment, heavy fines, harassment, unemployment, disruption of religious services, forced labor and torture, Jehovah’s Witnesses too often pay a terrible price for their peaceful beliefs.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

America’s Vital Role in International Religious Freedom—An Interview with USCIRF Chair Stephen Schneck

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom finds and reports on violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief worldwide, and advises on sanctions for accountability. Today, its role is more crucial than ever. 

HUMAN RIGHTS

Persecution of the Unification Church in Japan Is an Attack on All Religious Freedom

Spurred by a religious “deprogrammer”—code word for bigoted brainwasher—Japan’s attacks make millions wonder: Why does the government have any role in religion at all?

RECOGNITION

It Took a Long Fight, But Scientology Is Riding High Down Under

Forty-one years ago, Scientology was fully recognized as a religion in Australia, and today’s anniversary is a reminder of the fight for religious freedom everywhere.