Knox Thames on the State of Global Religious Freedom

November 29, 2021 00:09:40
Knox Thames on the State of Global Religious Freedom
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Knox Thames on the State of Global Religious Freedom

Nov 29 2021 | 00:09:40

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Show Notes

It’s been 40 years since the U.N. adopted a resolution to end persecution based on faith and defend religious minorities. USIP’s Knox Thames says decades later, “It’s a work in progress … While the situation is bleak, there is a global movement that is starting to build and trying to meet this challenge.”

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