by Thomas S. Hibbs July 28, 2017 4:00 AM The ability of private, faith-based donors to carry the load is coming to an end. In March 2016, the Obama administration, with the encouragement of a unanimous vote in the House of Representatives, declared that ISIS was committing genocide against religious minorities in the Middle East. […]

Media Contact: Jeremy P. Barker media@religiousfreedominstitute.org 202-838-7734 www.religiousfreedominstitute.org   Press Release Preserving Minorities and the Possibility for Stability in Iraq and Syria June 7, 2017, Washington, D.C.— In response to ISIS genocide against Christians, Yazidis and other minorities, the House of Representatives yesterday passed unanimously the Iraq and Syria Relief and Accountability Act (H.R. 390), […]

The leading candidate for governor of Indonesia’s capital is Christian, and he’s being tried for blasphemy. By Paul Marshall — March 2, 2017 The election of Jakarta’s governor usually draws zero attention outside Indonesia. But the current race to lead the capital of the world’s largest Muslim-majority country has drawn the attention of American, British, […]

February 15, 2017 Tolerating Blasphemy: Lessons From An Indonesian Election Paul Marshall Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, has for months been roiled by a chaotic election that has dominated the headlines. The uproar does not even stem from a national election but one for the Governorship of the capital city, Jakarta. The frontrunner has […]

Dec. 15, 2016 Legislation named for Wolf, holder of Wilson Chair in Religious Freedom at Baylor, amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 WACO, Texas (Dec. 15, 2016) – With people of all faiths currently living through a crisis of religious freedom unparalleled in world history, the United States Congress has taken action and […]

Sep 2 2016 Every outreach-oriented believer should know the secret of the ‘Saint of Calcutta.’ Rebecca Samuel Shah, guest writer Eddie Adams, AP My siblings and I spent much of our lives sharing our home with the young children whom our mother, Colleen Samuel, had scooped up from various parts of Bangalore City, often in the […]

 Religious Freedom Project leaders Thomas Farr, Timothy Shah, and Byron Johnson are proud to announce that they are being joined by Kent Hill to create a new religious freedom organization—the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI). As a non-profit, the RFI will take the learning generated by the Berkley Center’s Religious Freedom Project and “put it on […]

Ballot Boxing: Rubio gets new religious advisers Campaign 2016 | Prominent evangelicals among religious leaders who will advise GOP presidential hopeful Marco Rubio on religious liberty By Jamie Dean Posted Jan. 5, 2016, 08:15 p.m. Welcome to Ballot Boxing, WORLD’s political roundup of news and views from the presidential campaign trail. Less than a month before the presidential […]

Baylor University professors participate in a panel discussion on religion at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on November 10, 2015. WASHINGTON — Distinguished scholars from Baylor University on Tuesday decried the myth that religion is on the decline in America and argued that it’s actually growing and is stronger than ever. Professors from […]

Nov. 2, 2015 Follow us on Twitter: @BaylorUMedia Media contact: Terry Goodrich, 254-710-3321 WACO, Texas (Nov. 3, 2015) — Religion scholars from Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) will refute surveys that report the decline of American faith during a Nov. 10 conference in Washington, D.C. The event — “The End of Religion?” […]