Religious Freedom Institute
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RFI is committed to achieving broad acceptance of religious liberty as a fundamental human right and the cornerstone of a successful society.
Washington, D.C.
Joined May 2015
We join all who are praying for the victims and their families following yesterday’s horrific shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.
Two children were killed and multiple victims injured in a shooting during an opening school year Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
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NEW ARTICLE: "Let the Little Sisters of the Poor Be Faithful" by RFI President David Trimble and RFI Associate VP @nberkeley5 for @NCRegister. "No more ultimatums. Leave them alone and #LetThemServe." .READ:
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COMMENTARY: At stake is more than health coverage — the Little Sisters’ case highlights a broader battle over conscience rights and the limits of government power.
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RT @Robert_Rehak: On this International Day of #ReligiousFreedom, I think of the brave men and women believers of all faiths tortured by au….
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RT @BayerPicciotti: Check out my latest @NCRegister column on the most recent assault on the rights of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Expe….
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NEW ARTICLE: "It Is Time for Decisive Action to Combat Global Persecution of Christians" by RFI President David Trimble
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By David K. Trimble According to Open Doors’ World Watch List 2025, 1 in 7 Christians in our world today face persecution through acts of violence, intimidation, deprivation, and discrimination. In...
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RFI’s @IsmailRoyer submitted to the @WhiteHouse Religious Liberty Commission an in-depth report on the landscape of #religiousfreedom violations in America. LEARN MORE:
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RT @IsmailRoyer: Published today: my essay for Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, "Reviving the….
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Ismail Royer argues that preserving religious liberty in the United States requires renewing public conviction in its founding principles, urging the Religious Liberty Commission to ground its work...
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NEW ARTICLE: "It's Time to Restore American Leadership on International Religious Freedom" by RFI's Miles Windsor in @Newsweek @NewsweekOpinion, in which he urges Senate confirmation of @RepMarkWalker for IRF Ambassador. READ:
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There are both humanitarian and deeply strategic reasons for prioritizing international religious freedom in foreign policy.
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Read the full article in @thehill @TheHillOpinion: "Religious freedom is at a crossroads in US foreign policy"
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State Department leadership must proceed with extreme caution in this reorganization to avoid the mistakes of their predecessors.
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"If this move stands, it may harm international religious freedom policy during the Trump administration, and provide a dangerous precedent that the next progressive secretary of State will certainly exploit.".
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"As recently approved, the reorganization subordinates the International Religious Freedom Office to the agenda and operational authority of the human rights bureau, foreshadowing a return of religious liberty to its former bureaucratic isolation.".
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"It is both ironic and tragic that the Department of State has implemented a massive reorganization, which may have troubling implications for America’s international religious freedom policy.".
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NEW ARTICLE: "Religious freedom is at a crossroads in US foreign policy" by RFI President David Trimble and RFI President Emeritus @ThomasFFarr
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State Department leadership must proceed with extreme caution in this reorganization to avoid the mistakes of their predecessors.
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"The awful, inescapable truth is that in #Nigeria, #Christians are being relentlessly persecuted, kidnapped, tortured and killed for their faith," writes @BayerPicciotti in a powerful article calling on the Trump Administration and Congress to respond.
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Nigeria is experiencing a grave humanitarian crisis with over 3,000 Christians killed and 2,000 kidnapped, prompting calls for the US to designate the country as a Country of Particular Concern for…
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RT @nberkeley5: I had the opportunity recently to speak on the podcast of a tremendous organization — @NapaLegal — on challenges to religio….
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RT @pepperdine: The World and Everything In It got a front row seat to the incredible work of our partners at the @RFInstitute and the lead….
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RT @pepperdine: On July 2-5, in partnership with @RFInstitute's National Center for Religious Freedom Education, the university hosted the….
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NEW ARTICLE: "New York’s Assisted-Suicide Bill Puts Conscience Rights at Risk" by RFI's @nberkeley5 in @NCRegister
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COMMENTARY: Legalizing physician-assisted suicide is bad enough — but New York’s version deepens the harm by leaving Catholic and other health-care providers vulnerable to mandates they cannot accept.
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RT @cnalive: Andrea Picciotti-Bayer is the 2025 recipient of the Religious Freedom Impact Award, the Religious Freedom Institute announced….
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The Religious Freedom Impact Award honors leaders who demonstrate “consistent, effective, and innovative leadership in advancing religious freedom.”
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