70% percent of the world's people live in countries without freedom of religion

I heard that around 70% of the It's estimated that 70 percent of the world's population live in countries with high or very high restrictions on religion.

The U.S. has a law that is supposed to help promote religious liberty worldwide, but this law needs to be renewed as it expires in a few months. Also the current law created a government commission to expose countries who violate people's religious rights and recommend them to State Department to take action on.

However "Here's the problem. Although USCIRF has recommended to the State Department several Countries of Particular Concern (CPC), those countries that are the worst violators of religious liberties, inaction by the State Department has been a persistent problem.

Under the Obama Administration, the State Department has failed to designate a single CPC. Likewise, the Obama Administration has failed to take specific actions against countries that continually violate religious freedoms."

Read more: http://blog.beliefnet.com/faithandjustice/2011/06/an-international-push-for-religious-freedom.html#ixzz1PDO9FjGQ

America: World Police Force.

America: World Police Force.

Blue-Sky

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America: World Police Force.

whipassmt

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[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

America: World Police Force.

supa_badman

I wish we'd stay out of other countries' affairs.

I wish all of NATO and the EU would be a bit more proactive as a whole. While I disagree with some of the things the US government does, human freedom and human rights are things we should all strive to achieve throughout the world.

[QUOTE="supa_badman"][QUOTE="whipassmt"] This isn't about using military force to police the world. It's about diplomatic efforts, and perhaps sanctions.

whipassmt

America: World Police Force.

Blue-Sky

Obama not focusing on what other countries are doing? Sounds like a good thing to me.Ace6301

Obama not focusing on what other countries are doing? Sounds like a good thing to me.Ace6301

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America: World Police Force.

Serraph105

I think freedom of religion is a basic human right that no one should infringe. I'm very pacifist but I believe that everyone deserves that right, and that doing nothing when you can is almost as bad as causing the oppression yourself.

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America: World Police Force.

Serraph105

Obama not focusing on what other countries are doing? Sounds like a good thing to me.Ace6301

[QUOTE="Ace6301"]Obama not focusing on what other countries are doing? Sounds like a good thing to me.DivergeUnify

[QUOTE="DivergeUnify"][QUOTE="Ace6301"]Obama not focusing on what other countries are doing? Sounds like a good thing to me.HT89488

[QUOTE="supa_badman"][QUOTE="whipassmt"] This isn't about using military force to police the world. It's about diplomatic efforts, and perhaps sanctions.

whipassmt

say what you will about the US, but at least i can openly believe in whatever the hell i want to believe in.

America: World Police Force.

Blue-Sky

It's always been obvious that you're obsessed with making Obama and the Democrat party look bad, but of all the arguments one could use to attack the administration with, "failure to give religious freedom to 4.5 billion extranationals" has simply got to be one of the very worst.

I heard that around 70% of the It's estimated that 70 percent of the world's population live in countries with high or very high restrictions on religion.

The U.S. has a law that is supposed to help promote religious liberty worldwide, but this law needs to be renewed as it expires in a few months. Also the current law created a government commission to expose countries who violate people's religious rights and recommend them to State Department to take action on.

However "Here's the problem. Although USCIRF has recommended to the State Department several Countries of Particular Concern (CPC), those countries that are the worst violators of religious liberties, inaction by the State Department has been a persistent problem.

Under the Obama Administration, the State Department has failed to designate a single CPC. Likewise, the Obama Administration has failed to take specific actions against countries that continually violate religious freedoms."

Read more: http://blog.beliefnet.com/faithandjustice/2011/06/an-international-push-for-religious-freedom.html#ixzz1PDO9FjGQ

whipassmt

It would prob be in Americas best interest to deal with its own right wing religious extremists before trying to fix other countires problems.

Stay the hell out of other countries' business.

Obama not focusing on what other countries are doing? Sounds like a good thing to me.Ace6301

America should probably concentrate on freedom from religion first.

What does this have to do with America? The U.S should take care of themselves first.m25105

I agree.

Fun Fact: the Worlds first Secular nation was the Mongolian Empire. Pagans, Christians, Muslims, etc. All lived in harmony (becasue there where consequences for those who didn't)

Ontopic though: Why am I not suprised?

EDIT: added what I forgot to add :P

A big portion of that is probably China.

F*** 'em. I don't care if people who aren't me get religious freedom.

I'm confused, how can the U.S. create a law that enforces "other countries" to abide by said law? That doesn't make sense.

I'm confused, how can the U.S. create a law that enforces "other countries" to abide by said law? That doesn't make sense.

lowkey254

does that include the US, because Rastafarians believe ganja is a religious sacrament and they're prohibited from consuming it by US lawlamprey263

Yes, if anyone doesn't get their way as far as their religion is concerned, it means the country in which they reside doesn't have religious freedom. Good point.

does that include the US, because Rastafarians believe ganja is a religious sacrament and they're prohibited from consuming it by US lawlamprey263

This seems like a job for the UN not the USDiablo-B

there are some religions that get exceptions for drug use. I know there are some native american tribes that are allowed to use drugs for certain ceremonies.sonicare

As a member of the American Motorcycle Association and the Fellowship of the Open Road, I feel I should get an excemption from stop signs.

[QUOTE="sonicare"]there are some religions that get exceptions for drug use. I know there are some native american tribes that are allowed to use drugs for certain ceremonies.Palantas

As a member of the American Motorcycle Association and the Fellowship of the Open Road, I feel I should get an excemption from stop signs.

Do you have loads of tattoos and a beard like the guys in Sons of Anarchy?

Do you have loads of tattoos and a beard like the guys in Sons of Anarchy?

tenaka2

No, I just want to disobey traffic laws and say it's a part of my religion.

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"]Right now, America's freedom of religion is in jeopardy with all the many restrictions that are in place and with all the atheist activists that are pushing religion to the churches. Fix the problems here before we get the problems elsewhere.CycleOfViolence

I see no issue with religion being pushed back to the churches. Isn't that where it belongs?

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[QUOTE="bbkkristian"]Right now, America's freedom of religion is in jeopardy with all the many restrictions that are in place and with all the atheist activists that are pushing religion to the churches. Fix the problems here before we get the problems elsewhere.surrealnumber5

I see no issue with religion being pushed back to the churches. Isn't that where it belongs?

Yep I kinda let that slip from my mind when I wrote that. My mistake :P

And I would have gotten away with it to if it wasnt for you meddling kid surreal :x

nope it belongs out in the open, anywhere that is not the state. i am not religious but for those who are they should not be pushed or corralled anywhere because of their views or opinions, that whole free religion free speech thing.

surrealnumber5

I dunno about that. I've learned from reading this forum that private, Christian schools are "arrogant" for referencing God and engaging in prayer in their own graduation ceremonies.

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I see no issue with religion being pushed back to the churches. Isn't that where it belongs?

CycleOfViolence

Yep I kinda let that slip from my mind when I wrote that. My mistake :P

And I would have gotten away with it to if it wasnt for you meddling kid surreal :x